Methodist and Method

noun

• A follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church.

adjective

• Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley.
  • usage: "Methodist theology"
  • synonyms: Wesleyan

• (n.) One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.
• (n.) One who observes method.
• (n.) 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; -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties.
• (n.) A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.
• (a.) Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist hymns; a Methodist elder.

noun

• A way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps. )
• An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed.
  • synonyms: method acting

• (n.) An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind.
• (n.) Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.
• (n.) Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method.