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Oxford movement

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Oxford movement
n.
A movement within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833, that sought to link the Anglican Church more closely to the Roman Catholic Church.
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Noun1.Oxford movement - 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies
religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms


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[1] Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882), champion of the orthodoxy of revealed religion, defender of the Oxford movement, and Regius professor of Hebrew and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.
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