Wesley

[ wes-lee, wez- ]

noun

1. Charles, 1707–88, English evangelist and hymnist.
2. his brother John, 1703–91, English theologian and evangelist: founder of Methodism.
3. a male given name.

Wesley

/ ˈwɛzlɪ /

noun

1. WesleyJohn17031791MEnglishRELIGION: Methodist John . 1703–91, English preacher who founded Methodism
2. WesleyMary19122003FBritishWRITING: writer Mary, pseudonym of Mary Aline Siepmann. 1912–2003, British writer: her novels include The Camomile Lawn (1984) and An Imaginative Experience (1994)

Example Sentences

The wrenching footnote to these delightful clips is that the mastermind behind them, Kilmer’s younger brother Wesley, died at age 15 in a drowning accident, an event that marked the family forever.

From Time

In 1999, when my older son, Wesley, was in fifth grade, he brought home a copy of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

From The Daily Beast

On Monday, he carried his gun with him to a movie theater in Wesley Chapel, Florida, an exurban community 26 miles north of Tampa.

From The Daily Beast

Wesley Emerson began producing adult movies in 1975 and only retired a few years ago.

From The Daily Beast

“Wesley would only come out to the set for close-ups,” remembers his co-star Patton Oswalt.

From The Daily Beast

Actors Wesley Snipes is still a few weeks away from becoming a free man.

From The Daily Beast

He became one of the assistants of Mr. Wesley, and was active in the service of the church.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a very characteristic letter by John Wesley, and close by it a letter by Blackstone, part of which is worth reproducing.

From Project Gutenberg

Wesley said if we gave up belief in witchcraft we must give up belief in the Bible.

From Project Gutenberg

In the churchyard, under a great tree, still standing, John Wesley preached his last open-air sermon.

From Project Gutenberg

The trumpet of Wesley and Whitefield was needed before that unseemly slumber could again be broken.

From Project Gutenberg