Methodism
met·ho·dism
noun
1.
the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
Origin
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.
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