Wesleyanism n 1: evangelical principles taught by John Wesley [syn: {Wesleyanism}, {Wesleyism}]
Wesleyanism \Wes"ley*an*ism\, n. (Eccl.) The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism. See {Methodist}, n., 2. [1913 Webster]