Methodist

//ˈmɛθədɪst// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.

    "The question, which visibly moved Clinton, delves into an area of the candidate’s life that is deeply personal but rarely discussed. Clinton’s friends and confidants describe the former first lady as a devout Methodist whose faith guides much of what she does."

  2. 2
    One who follows a method.
  3. 3
    a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church wordnet
  4. 4
    One who limits the domain of science to that which can be investigated using the scientific method.

    "The story about Popper's actual epistemological commitments is at odds with the expectations for the father of the natural scientific method, the one revered by those who swear by their datasets as well as reviled as a banal "methodist" in the well-known essay by political theorist Sheldon Wolin:"

  5. 5
    Alternative form of Methodist. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that descends from the religious societies overseen by John Wesley (1703–1791) among others.

    "Clinton’s faith is something she developed as a child growing up in Park Ridge, Illinois, attending the suburb’s First Methodist Church."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley wordnet

Example

More examples

"Tom is Methodist, but Mary is Catholic."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From method + -ist; for the origin of the designation, see Methodism.

Etymology 2

From method + -ist.

Related phrases

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