Methodist

UK: /ˈmɛθədɪst/ US: /ˈmɛθədɪst/ ,(meth′ə dist)

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Meth•od•ist /ˈmɛθədɪst/   n. [countable]

1. Religion a member of a Christian group founded by John Wesley.

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Meth•od•ist  (meth′ə dist), n. 

1. Religion 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.
2. (l.c.) a person who relies greatly or excessively on methods or a particular method.

adj. 

3. Religion

Also, Meth′od•is′tic, Meth′od•is′ti•cal. of or pertaining to the Methodists or Methodism.

• method + -ist 1585–95

Meth′od•is′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

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Methodist / ˈmɛθədɪst/ noun

1. 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
also: Methodistic, Methodistical (also without capital)

1. of or relating to Methodism or the Church embodying it (the Methodist Church)