TRACTARIAN

Tractarian

(noun) a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called ‘Tracts for the Times’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Tractarian (plural Tractarians)

A member of the Oxford movement

Adjective

Tractarian (not comparable)

Pertaining to the ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Source: Wiktionary


Trac*ta"ri*an, n. (Ch. of England)

Definition: One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called "Tracts for the Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite.

Trac*ta"ri*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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