a movement within the Church of England that began at Oxford in 1833 and was led by Pusey, Newman, and Keble. It affirmed the continuity of the Church with early Christianity and strove to restore the High-Church ideals of the 17th century. Its views were publicized in a series of tracts (Tracts for the Times) 1833–41. The teaching and practices of the Movement are maintained in the High-Church tradition within the Church of England
Also called: Tractarianism
Oxford movement in American English
a High-Church, anti-liberal movement within the Church of England, begun at OxfordUniversity in 1833
see also Tractarianism
Examples of 'Oxford Movement' in a sentence
Oxford Movement
Try reading... No, I won't suggest the Fathers; they're too closely associated with the Oxford Movement in many Protestant minds.