Whitefieldian

noun

White·​field·​ian

(ˈ)hw|it¦fēldēən,

|īt also (ˈ)w|

variants or less commonly Whitefieldite

ˈ⸗ˌfēlˌdīt

plural -s

: an adherent or follower of the evangelist George Whitefield

Word History

Etymology

George Whitefield †1770 English evangelist and founder of Calvinistic Methodists + English -ian, -ite

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