Wesleyan
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Wesleyan (comparative more Wesleyan, superlative most Wesleyan)
- Of or pertaining to John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of Methodism.
- (by extension) Of or pertaining to Methodism in general
Noun
[edit]Wesleyan (plural Wesleyans)
- A supporter of Wesleyanism.
- 1854, John Walford, Memoirs of the Life and Labours of the Late Venerable Hugh Bourne:
- However, after breakfast the prayings did not stop for the preachings, — each went on with force; people came flocking in; we had Wesleyans in abundance.
Translations
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wesleyan
- A university located in Middletown, Connecticult.