Methodist vs. Presbyterian

A member of an evangelical Protestant church founded on the principles of John and Charles Wesley in England in the early 1700s and characterized by active concern with social welfare and public morals.

Of or relating to ecclesiastical government by presbyters.

methodist One who emphasizes or insists on systematic procedure.

Presbyterian Of or relating to a Presbyterian Church.

One who follows a method.

A member or an adherent of a Presbyterian Church.

(history of science) One who limits the domain of science to that which can be investigated using the scientific method.

Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.

alternative form of Methodist.

Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.

One who observes method.

One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.

One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.

a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church

One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the "Holy Club," formed at Oxford University, a. d. 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley; - originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties.

A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; - sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.

Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder.

a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley;