English Explanatory Dictionary

Methodism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley in 18th-century England.
  2. Any of several related movements.
noun
  1. The practice of adhering (often excessively) to methods.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Methodism Methodisms

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.

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