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Tractarian

noun Trac·tar·i·an \trak-ˈter-ē-ən\

Definition of TRACTARIAN

:  a promoter or supporter of the Oxford movement
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Origin of TRACTARIAN

from Tracts for the Times, series of pamphlets expounding the Oxford movement
First Known Use: circa 1839

Rhymes with TRACTARIAN

agrarian, Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Canarian, Cancerian, cesarean, cnidarian, contrarian, grammarian, Hungarian, librarian, Maid Marian, ovarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sectarian, Sumerian, Tartarean, Tartarian, Tocharian, Wagnerian

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