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Whitefield

American

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

noun

George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.

Whitefield British

/ ˈwɪtˌfiːld /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Whitefieldian noun
Whitefieldite noun

Example Sentences

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Mr. Sutton discusses all four, Whitefield extensively, but draws no line between them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

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

Maria said footage of her son in the Whitefield calming rooms was the "most degrading, dehumanising and undignified video" she had ever seen.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

It was to be devoted to the use of a congregation he had gathered among the original disciples of Mr. Whitefield.

From The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

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