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METHODIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Methodist" is a kind of...):
Protestant (an adherent of Protestantism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Methodist"):
Wesleyan (a follower of Wesleyanism)
Holonyms ("Methodist" is a member of...):
Methodist Church; Methodists (a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley)
Derivation:
Methodism (the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
Example:
Methodist theology
Synonyms:
Methodist; Wesleyan
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Pertainym:
Methodist Church (a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley)