Methˈodism noun (Christianity)

The principles and practice of the Methodists

methˈodist noun

1. A person who observes method
2. (with cap) a follower of John and Charles Wesley, a name given first to a group of students at Oxford ‘for the regularity of their lives as well as studies’
3. A member of the Methodist Church, a nonconformist denomination founded in 1795 on John Wesley's doctrines

Of or relating to Methodism

Methodistˈic or Methodistˈical adjective

1. Resembling the Methodists, esp as viewed by opponents
2. Strict in religious matters

Methodistˈically adverb

methˈodize or methˈodise transitive verb

1. To reduce to a system or method
2. To arrange in an orderly way

methˈodizer or methˈodiser noun

methodologˈical adjective

methodologˈically adverb

methodolˈogist noun

methodolˈogy noun

1. A system of methods and rules applicable to research or work in a given science or art
2. Evaluation of subjects taught, and the principles and techniques of teaching them

Methˈody noun

A disrespectful nickname for a Methodist

method acting noun

Acting as a personal living of a part, contrasted with mere technical performance (also called the method)