'Methodist' definitions:
Definition of 'Methodist'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; "Methodist theology" [syn: Methodist, Wesleyan]
noun
A follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church
Definition of 'Methodist'
From: GCIDE
- Methodist \Meth"o*dist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]thodiste. See Method.]
- 1. One who observes method. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Theol.) One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the "Holy Club," formed at Oxford University, a. d. 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley; -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Methodist'
From: GCIDE
- Methodist \Meth"o*dist\, a. Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder. [1913 Webster] Methodistic