Wesley
[ wes-lee, wez- ]
/ ˈwɛs li, ˈwɛz- /
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noun
Charles, 1707–88, English evangelist and hymnist.
his brother, John, 1703–91, English theologian and evangelist: founder of Methodism.
a male given name.
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Wesermünde, “We Shall Overcome”, Wesker, weskit, Weslaco, Wesley, Wesleyan, Wesleyanism, Wesleyan Methodist, Wesley, John, Wessex
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Wesley
/ (ˈwɛzlɪ) /
noun
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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