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METHODISTS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
Synonyms:
Methodist Church; Methodists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Methodists" is a kind of...):
Protestant denomination (group of Protestant congregations)
Meronyms (parts of "Methodists"):
Methodist denomination (group of Methodist congregations)
Meronyms (members of "Methodists"):
Methodist (a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church)