̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˌnizəm noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: tractarian (I) + -ism
: a system of principles set forth in a series of pamphlets issued at Oxford (1833-41) aimed at the Erastianism and liberalism of that day and urging a revival of the patristic sacramental piety and theology of the 17th century : the doctrines of the early leaders of the Oxford movement toward Catholicism in the Church of England — compare anglo-catholicism , laudianism