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单词 whitefieldism
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Whitefieldismn.

Brit. /ˈwɪtfiːldɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪtfildɪz(ə)m/
Forms: 1700s– Whitfieldism, 1800s– Whitefieldism.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Whitefield , Whitfield , -ism suffix.
Etymology: < the name of George Whitefield (also Whitfield: see Whitefieldian n. and adj.) + -ism suffix.
Now historical and rare.
The beliefs or practices of George Whitefield or his followers. See Whitefieldian n.
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1742 S.-Carolina Gaz. 23 Aug. Whitefieldism has raged and rioted in some other Colonies.
1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years VII. v. 224 Whitfieldism on the one hand, and the clericalism of the eighteenth century on the other.
1885 Cent. Mag. 30 390/1 Puritanism, quakerism, and what may be comprehensively called Whitefieldism.
2012 L. Smith First Great Awakening iii. 115 On August 30, 1742, a letter against ‘Whitefieldism’ appeared on the front page of the South-Carolina Gazette.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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