oxford movement

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Oxford movement
    n 1: 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing
         liberal tendencies

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oxford \Ox"ford\, prop. a.
   Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford,
   England.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Oxford movement}. See {Tractarianism}.

   {Oxford School}, a name given to those members of the Church
      of England who adopted the theology of the so-called
      Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 --
      1841. --Shipley.

   {Oxford tie}, a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and
      usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.
      [1913 Webster]