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merous (iou)



-merous suffix. L19.
[Extracted from DIMEROUS etc.]
Chiefly Botany. Forming adjectives in sense 'having (a specified number of) parts', as pentamerous, tetramerous. Also used with prefixed numeral, as 2-merous, five-merous.

Oxford movement (sh)




or Tractarian movement

(1833-45) Movement within the Church of England that aimed to emphasize the church's Catholic inheritance as a source of legitimacy and deeper Spirituality.

Its main intent was to defend the Church of England as a divine institution against the threats of liberal theology, rationalism, and government interference. Though some in the movement (notably John Henry Newman and Henry E. Manning) ended up converting to Catholicism, most did not. Their concern for a higher standard of worship influenced not only the Church of England but also Other British Protestant sects. The movement was also instrumental in the establishment of Anglican monasteries and convents.