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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.


Etymology

Origin of Wesleyanism

First recorded in 1765–75; Wesleyan + -ism

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

From The Guardian Nov. 26, 2012

It is hard to realize what a power Wesleyanism is. 

From The Religious Life of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

But I had many inquiries as to the tenets of Wesleyanism.

From The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad by Edward John Thompson

The constant wars drew off men to military careers, and the religious movements towards the close of the century attracted men, after leaving College, to Unitarianism or Wesleyanism.

From St. John's College, Cambridge by E. H. (Edmund Hort) New

With the rise of Wesleyanism enthusiasm found full scope in a new direction.

From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Charles J. (Charles John) Abbey

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