See Also: tractarian(dictionary)

tractarian (iou)



tractarian noun & adjective. E19.
[from TRACT noun1 + -ARIAN.]
A. noun.
A writer, publisher, or distributor of tracts. rare. E19.
Hist. (Usu. Tractarian.) A supporter of the High Church principles advocated in the Oxford Tracts; a member of the Oxford Movement. M19.
b. adjective. Hist. (Usu. Tractarian.) Of or belonging to the Tractarians. M19.
Tractarianism noun the tenets or principles of the Tractarians; adherence to or support of these: M19.