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Oxford movement

Oxford movement

9.9
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic traditions and oppose some modern changes
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : movimiento de Oxford
  • The Oxford movement aimed to restore traditional practices.

Examples

  • Many clergymen associated with the Oxford movement published influential religious tracts.

  • Historians trace the origins of modern Anglo-Catholicism to the Oxford movement.

  • The Oxford movement influenced Anglican worship practices in the nineteenth century.

  • Many scholars study the Oxford movement in their research.

  • The Oxford movement played a crucial role in shaping modern Anglicanism by emphasizing traditional Catholic practices.

  • Many of the reforms advocated by the Oxford movement focused on restoring rituals that had been abandoned in the Church of England.

  • Scholars often debate the impact of the Oxford movement on the relationship between the Church and the state in 19th-century England.

Synonyms

Tractarianism
vsOxford movement
  • Formal
9.9

Religious ideas from the Oxford Movement that revive older Church of England rituals

is the broader historical movement that promoted those doctrines
Puseyite movement
vsOxford movement
  • Formal
9.9

A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic rituals

includes resisting liberal reforms as well as advocating traditional practices

Surface Forms

Oxford movement singular
Oxford movements plural

Morphology

Oxford + movement

The phrase is compositionally built from 'Oxford' (a place/university) + 'movement' (a collective effort), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a movement associated with Oxford. However, the specific historical, religious aims and 19th-century context are specialized and not derivable from the constituents alone, so full meaning requires prior exposure or background knowledge.

Etymology

Oxford movement comes from a small group of priests and students at Oxford University in the 1800s who wrote short papers called 'tracts' to bring back older, more Catholic-style church practices. Because they met at Oxford and formed a 'movement' to 'bring back' these traditions, the phrase now refers to that 19th-century effort to restore Catholic ways and resist modern changes.