Puseyism

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Pu·sey·ism

(pyo͞o′zē-ĭz′əm, pyo͞o′sē-)

Tractarianism.

[After Edward Bouverie Pusey.]

Pu′sey·ite′ (-īt′) n.

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Puseyism

(ˈpjuːzɪˌɪzəm)

(Alternative Belief Systems) a derogatory term for the Oxford Movement used by its contemporary opponents

[C19: after E. B. Pusey]

ˈPuseyite n, adj

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Trac•tar•i•an•ism

(trækˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm)

n.

the High Church doctrine of the Oxford movement as given in a series of 90 tracts published in Oxford, England, 1833-41.

[1830–40]

Trac•tar′i•an, adj., n.

Puseyism

Tractarianism, after Rev. E. B. Pusey, English clergyman. — Puseyite, n. — Puseyistic, Puseyistical adj.

See also: Protestantism

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Puseyism - principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times'

Tractarianism

Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

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To some, he took a critique of Protestantism too far and thus veered close to "Romanizing tendencies" or "Puseyism," a term associated with the high-church views of Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882), a leader of the Oxford Movement in England.