Wesleyan

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/ˈwɛz.li.ən//ˈwɛs.li.ən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of Methodism.

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Meanings

adjectiveWesleyan (comparative more Wesleyan, superlative most Wesleyan)

comparative more Wesleyan · superlative most Wesleyan

  1. Of or pertaining to John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of Methodism.
  2. broadlyOf or pertaining to Methodism in general
nounWesleyan (plural Wesleyans)

plural Wesleyans

  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.

    1854, John Walford, Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Late Venerable Hugh Bourne
proper noun
  1. A university located in Middletown, Connecticult.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Methodist
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methodist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Wesley + -an.

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Translations

Irish Veislíoch
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Māori Wēteriana
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Cite this entry
APA

Wesleyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wesleyan

MLA

“Wesleyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wesleyan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wesleyan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wesleyan.

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