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METHODIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Methodist" is a kind of...):

Protestant (an adherent of Protestantism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Methodist"):

Wesleyan (a follower of Wesleyanism)

Holonyms ("Methodist" is a member of...):

Methodist Church; Methodists (a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley)

Derivation:

Methodism (the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley

Example:

Methodist theology

Synonyms:

Methodist; Wesleyan

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Pertainym:

Methodist Church (a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley)

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