Methodism
See also: methodism
English
Etymology
From method + -ism. Fellow students at the University of Oxford called Wesley and his followers "methodists" because they lived and practiced their faith methodically; Wesley adopted the designation.[1]
Noun
Methodism (uncountable)
- The Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley in 18th-century England.
- Any of several related movements.
Hypernyms
Translations
Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley
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References
- Liam Iwig-O'Byrne, How Methodists Were Made: "The Arminian Magazine" (2008, →ISBN
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