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WESLEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)
Synonyms:
John Wesley; Wesley
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
Derivation:
Wesleyan (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
Synonyms:
Charles Wesley; Wesley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
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