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Wesleyan

[ wes-lee-uhn, wez- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
  2. pertaining to Methodism.


noun

  1. a follower of John Wesley.
  2. Chiefly British. a Methodist.

Wesleyan

/ ˈɛɪə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or deriving from John Wesley
  2. of, relating to, or characterizing Methodism, esp in its original form or as upheld by the branch of the Methodist Church known as the Wesleyan Methodists
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a follower of John Wesley
  2. a member of the Methodist Church or (formerly) of the Wesleyan Methodists
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Wesleyan1

First recorded in 1765–75; Wesley + -an
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Example Sentences

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The president of Wesleyan University in Connecticut has fashioned himself as an icon of resistance and called the White House administration “authoritarian.”

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She worked her way up from her college career at Ohio Wesleyan, to becoming a head coach at San Diego State and Ohio State and back to the Aztecs again.

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Valley College, then Iowa Wesleyan University, which shut down its school.

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wesleyan University also released such a notice.

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On election day, my husband and I met at a local Wesleyan church and went inside to cast our votes together.

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