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Whitefield

American  
[hwit-feeld, wit-] / ˈʰwɪtˌfild, ˈwɪt- /

noun

  1. George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.


Whitefield British  
/ ˈwɪtˌfiːld /

noun

  1. George. 1714–70, English Methodist preacher, who separated from the Wesleys (?1741) because of his Calvinistic views

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The BBC also uncovered documents showing staff did record the use of seclusion for some pupils at Whitefield.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Mr. Sutton discusses all four, Whitefield extensively, but draws no line between them.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Thomas Perry’s tough-minded heroine Jane Whitefield has been the center of nine previous works of suspense.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

One victim was listed in Lenoir County, Lazarus Rouse on August 1, 1916, and one, Jerome Whitefield, on August 14, 1921, in Jones County.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

In 1740, under the leadership of Whitefield, a small body of Moravians who had recently migrated to Georgia settled on the Forks of the Delaware.

From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Alexander Philipp Maximilian

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