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Wesleyanism

American  
[wes-lee-uh-niz-uhm, wez-] / ˈwɛs li əˌnɪz əm, ˈwɛz- /
Often Wesleyism

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Wesleyanism

First recorded in 1765–75; Wesleyan + -ism

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

A disastrous period of Wesleyanism opened with John Wesley's voyage to America, in 1735.

From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 9. September, 1880 by Walker, Aaron

The "class-meeting" of strict Wesleyanism is said to have originally involved mutual confession of sins among the members of the "class."

From Religious Reality by Rawlinson, A. E. J. (Alfred Edward John)

Every new Wesleyan became a missionary of Wesleyanism.

From A History of the Four Georges, Volume II by McCarthy, Justin

In the earlier history of local Wesleyanism, one of its chief supporters was James Carpenter, founder of the existing firm of Carpenter and Tildesley. 

From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William

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