Methodist
pronunciation
How to pronounce Methodist in British English:
UK [ˈmeθədɪst]
How to pronounce Methodist in American English:
US [ˈmɛθədɪst]
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- Noun:
- a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
Word Origin
- Methodist (n.)
- "One of a new kind of puritans lately arisen, so called from their profession to live by rules and in constant method" [Johnson]. Protestant religious sect founded 1729 at Oxford University by John and Charles Wesley, took that name almost from inception, but it had been used since at least 1686 for various new methods of worship. Related: Methodism.
Example
- 1. She has always been deeply religious , and even contemplated becoming a methodist minister .
- 2. I also met the local methodist minister , vic nixon , and his wife , freddie .
- 3. The seventy-fifth anniversary journal of the sarawak chinese methodist church .
- 4. The free methodist church of hong kong - social service division .
- 5. He raised soong mei-ling and her siblings to appreciate almost everything western , including mattresses ( soft ) , food ( american ) and religion ( methodist ) .