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TRACTARIANS

\tɹaktˈe͡əɹi͡ənz], \tɹaktˈe‍əɹi‍ənz], \t_ɹ_a_k_t_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n_z]\

Definitions of TRACTARIANS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Eccl. Hist.) Those who took part in the theological movement, which definitely took shape at Oxford in 1833 ; so called from the Tracts for the Times, which began to appear in that year, and ended in 1841, with Tract xc.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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