| n. | 1. | (Ch. of England) One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called "Tracts for the Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite. |
| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles. |
| Noun | 1. | Tractarian - a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times) |