Methodism
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 循道宗教义，严守规定法则，拘泥形式
构词拆分
method词根/词干
+
-ism后缀
Used to form nouns of action, process, or result based on the accompanying verb ending in -ise or -ize. · Used to form the name of a school of thought, system, or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder (When de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism.)
词源说明
From method + -ism. Fellow students at the University of Oxford called Wesley and his followers "methodists" because they lived and practiced their faith methodically; Wesley adopted the designation.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- The Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley in 18th-century England.
- Any of several related movements.