Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wesleyanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wes-leyanize
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert to Wesleyanism; To cause to conform to the theology of John Wesley.

Example Sentences

"I do not expect all my readers to approve of this act, for undoubtedly its tendency was to Wesleyanize the people, tho' he meant it not so."
"The Wesleyan attempt, for instance, to Wesleyanize the Friendly Islands and the Feegees, and to associate every convert as a member of the Wesleyan Society, can only succeed by making Wesleyanism into a new form of the Papacy."
"We must still further Wesleyanize the methods of our beloved Church."

Etymology

From Wesleyan + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Wesleyan

Inflected Forms

Wesleyanizes (present, singular) Wesleyanizing (participle, present) Wesleyanized (participle, past) Wesleyanized (past) Wesleyanise (alternative)

Questions

What does wesleyanize mean?: To convert to Wesleyanism; To cause to conform to the theology of John Wesley.
Where does wesleyanize come from?: From Wesleyan + -ize.

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