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36 words match “ODIST”

CONNECTION n.
The persons or things that are connected; as, a business connection; the Methodist connection. Men elevated by powerful connection. Motley. At the head of a strong parliamentary connection. Macaulay. Whose names, forces, connections, and characters were perfectly known to him. Macaulay. In this connection, in connectio…
EPWORTH LEAGUE n.
A religious organization of Methodist young people, founded in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and taking its name from John Wesley's birthplace, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
JUMPER n.
A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.
METHODIC; METHODICAL a.
Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists. Johnson. -- Me*thod"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Me*thod"ic*al*ness, n.
METHODISM n.
The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists. Bp. Warburton.
PEDICURE n.
One who cares for the feet and nails; a chiropodist. -- Ped"i*cure, v. t. --Ped"i*cur*ism (#), n. --Ped"i*cur*ist (#), n.
PROSODIAN n.
A prosodist. Rush.
RANTER n.
One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt.
RHAPSODE n.
A rhapsodist. [R.] Grote.
RHAPSODER n.
A rhapsodist. [Obs.]
RHAPSODY n.
A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book.
STEWARD n.
A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.
SWADDLER n.
A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. Shipley.
WATCH n.
having a rush wick. -- Watch night, The last night of the year; -- so called by the Methodists, Moravians, and others, who observe it by holding religious meetings lasting until after midnight. -- Watch paper, an old-fashioned ornament for the inside of a watch case, made of paper cut in some fanciful design, as a v…
WESLEYAN n.
One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.
WESLEYANISM n.
nculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism. See Methodist, n., 2.
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