Wesleyanism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wesleyanism
Example Sentences
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Stith's evangelical family made him listen to Christian music and practised Wesleyanism.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2012
Again, Wesleyanism tapped the offertory of Episcopalianism, and thus earned the undying hatred of that Church—though in point of doctrine, the two are practically identical.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
The Rev. Brown, the Wesleyan minister, sturdily declares that he cares nothing for creeds, but only for education; meanwhile, in truth, the wildest Wesleyanism is tearing his soul.
From What's Wrong with the World by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Religiously, the people of the lower orders are as wedded to Wesleyanism as in their mining tactics they are to their old-fashioned ways.
From The Vicar's People by Fenn, George Manville
With the rise of Wesleyanism enthusiasm found full scope in a new direction.
From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)
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