Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of an evangelical Protestant church founded on the principles of John and Charles Wesley in England in the early 1700s and characterized by active concern with social welfare and public morals.
- noun One who emphasizes or insists on systematic procedure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [lowercase] One who is characterized. by strict adherence to method; one who thinks or acts according to a fixed system or definite principles; one who is thoroughly versed in method.
- noun One of a sect of ancient physicians who practised by method or theory. Compare
Dogmatist , 2. - noun A member of the Christian denomination founded by John Wesley (1703-91).
- Of or pertaining to Methodism or the Methodists; belonging to or agreeing with the general body of Methodists: as, Methodist principles; a Methodist church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete One who observes method.
- noun One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.
- noun (Theol.) 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 Wesley; -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties.
- noun A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of the
Methodist Church ; aWesleyan . - adjective Of or pertaining to the branch of
Christianity that adheres to the views of Wesley (1703-1791)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
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Examples
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SOUTHERN METHODIST do believe, do believe in slavery; while the Methodist to which Miss
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives Work Projects Administration
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The term Methodist was a college nickname bestowed upon a small society of students at Oxford, who met together between 1729 and 1735 for the purpose of mutual improvement.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926
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Mrs. Wilson was a Protestant -- what they called a Methodist, he believed -- but her house was clean, with a few flowers in the patio, very different from the frightful conventillos in which the poor were obliged to herd.
The Wild Olive Basil King 1893
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Some had such a hatred of what they called Methodist fanaticism, that they shrank from any manifestation of religious life or earnestness.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Joseph Barker 1840
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There are other areas in particular, down to the south, in what we call the Methodist Home area, where we need to be very careful about how many wells we drill out in front of getting new well results because of the negative surprises we've seen.
unknown title 2011
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First Methodist is known for sacred choral and organ music, and Tom responds to that.
Religion 2010
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Yesterday, I called a Methodist church that has been highly recommended to me by people I trust, only to be told that their daycare program (called Mother's Day Out, which doesn't seem to be an uncommon name for daycare programs) is "only for non-working mothers."
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Bush, a Methodist, is against abortion except in certain circumstances.
October 2004 2004
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The truest Christian I know, who happens to be a Methodist, is Stanley Hauerwas -- an uncompromising pacifist.
IsThatLegal? 2004
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It made lots of trouble, Bud, and I never saw anything but trouble come out of this real rip-roarin 'Methodist religion, and I don't want you to get mixed up in it.
The Second Chance 1910
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