adjective
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of, relating to, or deriving from John Wesley
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of, relating to, or characterizing Methodism, esp in its original form or as upheld by the branch of the Methodist Church known as the Wesleyan Methodists
noun
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a follower of John Wesley
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a member of the Methodist Church or (formerly) of the Wesleyan Methodists
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Origin of Wesleyan
Example Sentences
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Will is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where he studied contemporary history, international relations and comparative politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Belichick played football and lacrosse at Wesleyan University where he graduated in 1975 with an economics degree.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
On election day, my husband and I met at a local Wesleyan church and went inside to cast our votes together.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024
A musical theater graduate from Illinois Wesleyan University, she relocated from her hometown of Phoenix to New York to pursue a career on Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
“I know nothing of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, who was born on January sixteenth and attended Wesleyan and named his son after the crab in Little Mermaid.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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