- a member of a Christian Protestant denomination originating in the 18th-century evangelistic movement of Charles and John Wesley and George Whitefield循道宗（基督教新教一派别, 源自18世纪查尔斯·卫斯理、约翰·卫斯理和乔治·怀特菲尔德的福音传道运动）信徒。
The Methodist Church grew out of a religious society established within the Church of England, from which it formally separated in 1791. It is particularly strong in the US and now constitutes one of the largest Protestant denominations worldwide, with more than 30 million members. Methodism has a strong tradition of missionary work and concern with social welfare, and emphasizes the believer's personal relationship with God.
- of or relating to Methodists or Methodism（与）循道宗（有关）的; 循道宗信徒的：
a Methodist chapel.
循道宗教堂。
派生词
Methodism
nounMethodistic
adjectiveMethodistical
adjective词源
probably from the notion of following a specified 'method' of Bible study.