tractarian noun & adjective. [trak'tɛ:rɪǝn] E19.
[from TRACT noun¹ + -ARIAN.]
A. noun.
1. A writer, publisher, or distributor of tracts. rare. E19.

2. 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.

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