# Methodism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,099

## Definitions
1. The Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley in 18th-century England.
2. Any of several related movements.

## Etymology
From method + -ism. Fellow students at the University of Oxford called Wesley and his followers "methodists" because they lived and practiced their faith methodically; Wesley adopted the designation.

## Source
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