Aldersgate

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  1. A ward in the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3281).
  2. A religious experience undergone by John Wesley in May 1738. historical
    — Aldersgate is the expression Methodists use to refer to the powerful spiritual experience in which, in Wesley's own words, his "heart was strangely warmed."
  3. A similar experience among his followers.
    — Must our Aldersgate experience help us meet the needs of common men ?

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(religious experience): Short for Aldersgate Street, the site of a Moravian meeting at which John Wesley had a religious experience.
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