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Puseyism

[ pyoo-zee-iz-uhm ]

Puseyism

/ ˈːɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. a derogatory term for the Oxford Movement used by its contemporary opponents
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈʳܲ⾱ٱ, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ʳȴ·t· ʳȴ·t adjective
  • ʳ··ٱ [pyoo, -zee-ahyt], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Puseyism1

1830–40; (E. B.) Pusey + -ism
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Puseyism1

C19: after E. B. Pusey
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Example Sentences

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In Clement's days, especially, there were many whom Neo-Platonism, the Puseyism of paganism, cast up from the ocean of unclean error upon the shores of the Church.

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With all its Puseyism and ritualism, England seems to have little real inclination toward the doctrines of Rome.

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I always considered the attempt, a few years since, to convert the inhabitants of Nantucket to Puseyism, by a practical appeal to their self interest, however ingeniously contrived, a very wicked thing.

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“Puseyism” had been in the highest degree conservative, basing itself on authority and tradition, and repudiating any compromise with the modern critical and liberalizing spirit.

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This is what makes Christianity what it is; and, moreover, distinguishes it from every system of human religion under the sun, whether it be Romanism, Puseyism, or any other ism whatsoever.

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