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
He saw where Wesley's trouble lay, and led him into the calm waters of rest.
History of the Moravian ChurchJ. E. Hutton
Four examples, said Wesley, were not enough to prove a principle.
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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