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WESLEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)

Synonyms:

John Wesley; Wesley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

Derivation:

Wesleyan (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

Synonyms:

Charles Wesley; Wesley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

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