Wesley
[wes-lee, wez-]
- Charles,1707–88, English evangelist and hymnist.
- his brotherJohn,1703–91, English theologian and evangelist: founder of Methodism.
- a male given name.
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Examples from the Web for wesley
Contemporary Examples
In 1999, when my older son, Wesley, was in fifth grade, he brought home a copy of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of ReconciliationClifton Truman Daniel
August 5, 2014
On Monday, he carried his gun with him to a movie theater in Wesley Chapel, Florida, an exurban community 26 miles north of Tampa.
Wesley Emerson began producing adult movies in 1975 and only retired a few years ago.
Actors Wesley Snipes is still a few weeks away from becoming a free man.
“Wesley would only come out to the set for close-ups,” remembers his co-star Patton Oswalt.
Historical Examples
Lady Delacour's mark was in the middle of Wesley's Admonitions.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
A vague resemblance to the type of Wesley—or was it Froebel?
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
But the pleasantest proof of Wesley's good feeling was still to come.
History of the Moravian ChurchJ. E. Hutton
According to Molther there were no degrees in faith; according to Wesley there were.
History of the Moravian ChurchJ. E. Hutton
He was working in Dublin for more than a year before Wesley arrived on the scene.
History of the Moravian ChurchJ. E. Hutton
Wesley
- John . 1703–91, English preacher who founded Methodism
- Mary, pseudonym of Mary Aline Siepmann. 1912–2003, British writer: her novels include The Camomile Lawn (1984) and An Imaginative Experience (1994)
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