[meth-uh-dist] 
| 1. | a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity. |
| 2. | (lowercase ) a person who relies greatly or excessively on methods or a particular method. |
| 3. | Also, Meth⋅od⋅is⋅tic, Meth⋅od⋅is⋅ti⋅cal. of or pertaining to the Methodists or Methodism. |