Methodist

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Etymology[edit]

method +‎ -ist; for the origin of the designation, see Methodism.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛθədɪst/
  • Hyphenation: Method‧ist

Noun[edit]

Methodist (plural Methodists)

  1. A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.
    Synonym: (Britain, dialect, obsolete) Methodish
    Hypernym: Protestant

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Methodist (comparative more Methodist, superlative most Methodist)

  1. Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that descends from the religious societies overseen by John Wesley (1703–1791) among others.
    Synonym: Meth.

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