Wesleyanism

[ wes-lee-uh-niz-uhm, wez- ]

noun

1. the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wesleyanism¹

First recorded in 1765–75; Wesleyan + -ism

Example Sentences

Very little of that unctuous spasmodic shouting, which used to characterise Wesleyanism, is heard in Lune-street Chapel.

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We have seen that the proportions of Wesleyanism in America are much more magnificent than in England.

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The deacon was inclined to attribute Gladyss gaiety to her Wesleyanism; he himself was a Calvinist.

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But oh, his beloved Gladys, that her feet might be on the Rock and off this sliding sand of Wesleyanism!

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But, except in so far as it increased dissent in religion, the liberating influence of Wesleyanism was small.

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