Wesleyanism

American  

[wes-lee-uh-niz-uhm, wez-] / ˈwɛs li əˌnɪz əm, ˈwɛz- /

Often Wesleyism

noun

1. the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.

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Etymology

Origin of Wesleyanism

First recorded in 1765–75; Wesleyan + -ism

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Example Sentences

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Wesleyanism

Stith's evangelical family made him listen to Christian music and practised Wesleyanism.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2012

But, except in so far as it increased dissent in religion, the liberating influence of Wesleyanism was small.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease

Wesleyanism had modified it in some portions of the country, but intensified it in others.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Edward Caldwell Moore

Of the nine days devoted to this curious survival of primitive Wesleyanism, the fifth fell upon a Saturday.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic

Again, Wesleyanism tapped the offertory of Episcopalianism, and thus earned the undying hatred of that Church—though in point of doctrine, the two are practically identical.

From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy

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