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

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

On the other is the Apam Methodist Church, representing the spread of Christianity through coastal communities.

From BBC • May 2, 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

The practice Saturday on the campus of Southern Methodist helped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Suddenly, though, the steeple of the Methodist Church will leap from the Bay, dragging up a cluster of white board houses.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson