Methodist
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.
— The question, which visibly moved Clinton, delves into an area of the candidate’s life that is deeply personal but rarely discussed. Clinton’s friends and confidants describe the former first lady as a devout Methodist whose faith guides much of what she does.
形容词 adj.
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Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that descends from the religious societies overseen by John Wesley (1703–1791) among others.
— Clinton’s faith is something she developed as a child growing up in Park Ridge, Illinois, attending the suburb’s First Methodist Church.
词源
词源 1
From method + -ist; for the origin of the designation, see Methodism.
词源 2
From method + -ist; for the origin of the designation, see Methodism.
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