释义
[ meth -uh -dist ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɛθ ə dɪst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
(lowercase ) a person who relies greatly or excessively on methods or a particular method.
adjective Also Meth·od·is·tic, Meth·od·is·ti·cal. of or relating to the Methodists or Methodism.
Origin of Methodist First recorded in 1585–95; method + -ist
OTHER WORDS FROM Methodist Meth·od·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb non-Meth·od·ist, noun, adjective non-Meth·od·is·tic, adjective pre-Meth·od·ist, adjective, noun
pro-Meth·od·ist, adjective, noun pseu·do-Meth·od·ist, adjective, noun
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Words nearby Methodist methocarbamol, method, methodical, method in one's madness, Methodism, Methodist , Methodists, Methodius, methodize, methodology, methohexital
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For a while, she fell into a depression and abandoned the churchgoing Methodist tradition in which she was reared.
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He had to preach one evening in a little village where there was a small Methodist Society.
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British Dictionary definitions for Methodist noun a member of any of the Nonconformist denominations that derive from the system of faith and practice initiated by John Wesley and his followers
adjective Methodistic , Methodistical of or relating to Methodism or the Church embodying it (the Methodist Church )
Derived forms of Methodist Methodistically , adverb 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