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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tractarian

/trăk-tâʹ-rē-ən/ · Trac·ta·ri·an · IPA /trækˈtɛɹi.ən/
01 n. 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 s…
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    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.(Ch. of England)
02 a. Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.
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    Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.