Methodist

American  

[meth-uh-dist] / ˈmɛθ ə dɪst /

noun

1. a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.

2. (lowercase) a person who relies greatly or excessively on methods or a particular method.

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adjective

1. Also Methodistic, Methodistical. of or relating to the Methodists or Methodism.

Methodist British  

/ ˈmɛθədɪst /

noun

1. a member of any of the Nonconformist denominations that derive from the system of faith and practice initiated by John Wesley and his followers

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adjective

1. of or relating to Methodism or the Church embodying it (the Methodist Church )

Other Word Forms

• Methodistically
  adverb
• anti-Methodist
  adjective
• non-Methodist
  noun
• non-Methodistic
  adjective
• pre-Methodist
  adjective
• pro-Methodist
  adjective
• pseudo-Methodist
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Methodist

First recorded in 1585–95; method + -ist

Example Sentences

Co-author Michael Polcyn from Southern Methodist University said the discovery expands understanding of both the animals themselves and the ancient ecosystems they inhabited.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The fourth-year player out of Southern Methodist will remain in the Dallas County jail until June 16.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

It was founded in 1902 after a Methodist minister and his wife were sent on a mission to the poorest part of Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

ProPublica also investigated the case of Porsha Ngumezi, who died at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in 2023 after bleeding heavily during a miscarriage at 11 weeks.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Mass meetings were now being held weekly at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman