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Whitefield

American  
[hwit-feeld, wit-] / ˈʰwɪtˌfild, ˈwɪt- /

noun

  1. George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.


Whitefield British  
/ ˈwɪtˌfiːld /

noun

  1. George. 1714–70, English Methodist preacher, who separated from the Wesleys (?1741) because of his Calvinistic views

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Whitefieldian noun
  • Whitefieldite noun

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Thomas Perry’s tough-minded heroine Jane Whitefield has been the center of nine previous works of suspense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

One victim was listed in Lenoir County, Lazarus Rouse on August 1, 1916, and one, Jerome Whitefield, on August 14, 1921, in Jones County.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Meanwhile, the families of Whitefield pupils have now formed a campaign group that is calling on the government to act.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

A resident of Ambedkar Nagar, a low-income settlement in the shadows of the lavish headquarters of multiple global software companies in Bengaluru’s Whitefield neighborhood, Muthuvel is normally reliant on piped water, sourced from groundwater.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

Whitefield in Georgia advocated the introduction of slaves and rum for the economic improvement of the colony.

From The History of the Negro Church by Woodson, Carter Godwin