Methodist
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθədɪst/
noun
- a member of a Christian Protestant denomination originating in the 18th-century evangelistic movement of Charles and John Wesley and George Whitefield: it is next to impossible to swerve a determined Methodist from his inspired path
- 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
Origin:
probably from the notion of following a specified ‘method’ of Bible study