Wesley

[ wes-lee, wez- ]

noun
  1. Charles, 1707–88, English evangelist and hymnist.

  2. his brother, John, 1703–91, English theologian and evangelist: founder of Methodism.

  1. a male given name.

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Wesley

/ (ˈwɛzlɪ) /


noun
  1. John . 1703–91, English preacher who founded Methodism

  2. 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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