"Tractarian" meaning in English

See Tractarian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /trækˈtɛːɹi.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /trækˈtɛɹi.ən/ [General-American] Forms: more Tractarian [comparative], most Tractarian [superlative]
enPR: trăk-tâʹ-rē-ən Etymology: From tract + -arian, in reference to the tracts published by members of the Oxford movement. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tract|-arian}} tract + -arian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Tractarian (comparative more Tractarian, superlative most Tractarian)
  1. (Anglicanism) Pertaining to or characteristic of the Oxford movement.
    Sense id: en-Tractarian-en-adj-ZG5hyQY- Categories (other): Anglicanism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 20 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 13 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 23 42
  2. (philosophy) Pertaining to the ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
    Sense id: en-Tractarian-en-adj-Dokz6AX1 Categories (other): Philosophy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 20 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 13 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 23 42 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /trækˈtɛːɹi.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /trækˈtɛɹi.ən/ [General-American] Forms: Tractarians [plural]
enPR: trăk-tâʹ-rē-ən Etymology: From tract + -arian, in reference to the tracts published by members of the Oxford movement. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tract|-arian}} tract + -arian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tractarian (plural Tractarians)
  1. (Anglicanism) A member of the Oxford movement. Synonyms: Tractite, Tractator, Puseyite Derived forms: Tractarianism, Tractarianize
    Sense id: en-Tractarian-en-noun-48kJ45lZ Categories (other): Anglicanism, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -arian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 20 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -arian: 31 23 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 13 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 23 42

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