- Methodist
- Me|tho|distder; -en, -en<aus gleichbed. engl. methodist>Mitglied einer Methodistenkirche (urspr. Spottname);vgl. ↑Wesleyaner.
Das große Fremdwörterbuch. 2013.
Methodist
Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:
Methodist — Meth o*dist, a. Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Methodist — Meth o*dist, n. [Cf. F. m[ e]thodiste. See {Method}.] 1. One who observes method. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Methodist — One of a new kind of puritans lately arisen, so called from their profession to live by rules and in constant method [Johnson]. Protestant religious sect founded 1729 at Oxford University by John and Charles Wesley, took that name almost from… … Etymology dictionary
Methodist — ► NOUN ▪ a member of a Christian Protestant denomination originating in the 18th century evangelistic movement of Charles and John Wesley. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Methodists or Methodism. DERIVATIVES Methodism noun. ORIGIN probably from the… … English terms dictionary
Methodist — [meth′ədist] n. 1. a member of any branch of a Protestant Christian denomination that developed from the evangelistic teachings and work of John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, and others in the early 18th cent.: so called from the… … English World dictionary
Methodist — St. George s Church in Philadelphia, PA, USA: ältestes kontinuierlich benutztes Gebäude einer methodistischen Kirche Methodistische und wesleyanische Kirchen sind christliche Kirchen, die in Theologie und Kirchenverfassung in der von John Wesley… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Methodist — UK [ˈmeθədɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms Methodist : singular Methodist plural Methodists a member of a Protestant Christian church that was formed by John Wesley in the 18th century Derived words: Methodism noun uncountable Methodist UK / … English dictionary
Methodist — Me|tho|dịst 〈m. 16; Rel.〉 Anhänger, Vertreter des Methodismus * * * Me|tho|dịst, der; en, en [engl. methodist]: Mitglied einer methodistischen Kirchengemeinde. * * * Me|tho|dịst, der; en, en [engl. methodist]: Mitglied einer methodistischen… … Universal-Lexikon
Methodist — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Trinitarian, Protestant, Southern Methodist, Methodist Episcopal; see Christian , Christianity 2 , church 3 … English dictionary for students
Methodist — Meth|o|dist [ˈmeθədıst] n someone who belongs to a Christian religious group that follows the ideas of John Wesley >Methodist adj ▪ a Methodist chapel >Methodism n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Methodist — Meth·od·ist || meθədɪst n. member of the Methodist church, member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of a revival led by John Wesley (Religion) adj. of the Methodist church … English contemporary dictionary
