"Wesleyan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛz.li.ən/, /ˈwɛs.li.ən/ Audio: EN-US-Wesleyan.ogg Forms: more Wesleyan [comparative], most Wesleyan [superlative]
Etymology: From Wesley + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wesley|an}} Wesley + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Wesleyan (comparative more Wesleyan, superlative most Wesleyan)
  1. Of or pertaining to John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of Methodism.
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  2. (by extension) Of or pertaining to Methodism in general Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Wesleyan-en-adj-whC8Fdy4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Protestantism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 16 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 28 24 23 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 21 26 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 22 21 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 21 23 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 30 17 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 26 18 28 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 18 28 28 Disambiguation of Protestantism: 32 49 7 12

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛz.li.ən/, /ˈwɛs.li.ən/ Audio: EN-US-Wesleyan.ogg
Etymology: From Wesley + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wesley|an}} Wesley + -an Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wesleyan
  1. A university located in Middletown, Connecticult.
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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛz.li.ən/, /ˈwɛs.li.ən/ Audio: EN-US-Wesleyan.ogg Forms: Wesleyans [plural]
Etymology: From Wesley + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wesley|an}} Wesley + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wesleyan (plural Wesleyans)
  1. A supporter of Wesleyanism. Translations (Translations): Veislíoch [masculine] (Irish), Wesleeagh [masculine] (Manx), Wēteriana (Maori)
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