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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

His marriage was a deplorable misunion, and his latest biographer, who aims at presenting a faithful picture of the founder of Wesleyanism, has to dwell very largely on his domestic miseries.

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

But I had many inquiries as to the tenets of Wesleyanism.

From The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad by Thompson, Edward John

Wesleyanism had modified it in some portions of the country, but intensified it in others.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell

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

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