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Wesleyan, a. and n.|ˈwɛslɪən, ˈwɛzlɪən, wɛzˈliːən|
Also 8 Weslean, Wesleian.
[f. the name of John Wesley, 1703–1791, originator of Methodism + -an. The accepted pronunciation among Methodists is (ˈwɛslɪən).]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Wesley or his teaching; belonging to the Wesleyans as a religious organization.
1771J. W. Fletcher Checks to Antinom. Wks. 1795 II. 277 Upon the scheme of what you call the ‘Weslean orthodoxy’, Christ is really the Saviour of all men. 1791Hampson Mem. Wesley III. 77 A circumstance, in the Wesleian œconomy, as remarkable as any, is the admission of lay-preachers. 1843Thackeray Irish Sk.-bk. viii, A trim Wesleyan chapel, without any broken windows. 1872March. Dufferin Canad. Jrnl. (1891) 39 D. and I drove to see a fine Wesleyan church. 1878N. Amer. Rev. CXXVII. 56 A Wesleyan meeting.
b. Wesleyan Methodist, a member of the society of Methodists as constituted by John Wesley; also attrib. passing into adj., of or pertaining to the Wesleyan Methodists as an organization. Wesleyan Methodism, the religious principles, practice, and organization of the Wesleyan Methodists.
1796Morse Amer. Univ. Geog. I. 280 In 1788, the number of Wesleian Methodists in the United States, stood thus. 1839Penny Cycl. XV. 142/2 Since his decease, the prevalence of Wesleyan Methodism in North America has been very great. Ibid., The Wesleyan Methodist church in Upper Canada. 1858[see methodist 4 a]. 1883Encycl. Brit. XVI. 186/1 Herein was the actual and vital beginning of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, that is, of Wesleyan Methodism.
B. n. A follower of John Wesley; a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, a Wesleyan Methodist.
1791Gentl. Mag. LXI. i. 20/1 The Wesleyans found fault with the curate for the topics of his discourses. 1832in Flor. M. Hawtrey Hawtrey Family (1903) II. 25 That John should leave the Westlians [sic] puzzles me. 1877F. G. Lee Gloss. Liturg. Terms, Wesleyan, a person who belongs to the sect of Arminian Methodists founded by John Wesley. |