Methodist

['meθədɪst]

Definition

(noun.) a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church.

(adj.) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; 'Methodist theology' .

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Definition

(n.) One who observes method.

(n.) One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.

(n.) One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the "Holy Club," formed at Oxford University, A.D. 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles; -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties.

(n.) A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder.

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