Wesleyan

//ˈwɛz.li.ən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A supporter of Wesleyanism.

    "However, after breakfast the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance."

  2. 2
    a follower of Wesleyanism wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of Methodism.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to Methodism in general broadly
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A university located in Middletown, Connecticult.

Synonyms

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methodistmethodist

Example

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"Tierney Sutton began singing in musical theatre and conservatory choirs in her native Wisconsin. It was years later, while majoring in Russian at Wesleyan University in Illinois, that she first discovered jazz. A semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition, she released her first solo album, Introducing Tierney Sutton, in 1999."

Etymology

From Wesley + -an.

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