Etymology

methodism

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Today it means: The Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley in 18th-century England. Full definition →

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methodism · noun1

From method + -ism.

Methodism · noun2

From method + -ism. Fellow students at the University of Oxford called Wesley and his followers "methodists" because they lived and practiced their faith methodically; Wesley adopted the designation.

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