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• Wesleyan is the adjective form of Wesley, referring either to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism (a current within Protestant Christianity) or to one or another of the Methodist denominations deriving from that current. The Wesleyan Church, split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843.

• Could refer to anyone who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism.

• In a closely related usage, Wesleyan may refer to the theological emphasis on sanctification, characteristic of the holiness movement of which Wesley was part.

• Wesleyan used as a noun could refer to one of many universities and liberal arts colleges named after John Wesley. These include:

  United States

  Dakota Wesleyan University , in South Dakota

  Illinois Wesleyan University, in Illinois

  Indiana Wesleyan University , in Indiana

  Iowa Wesleyan CollegeIowa Wesleyan College is a private accredited 4-year independent college located Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Full-time student enrollment at IWC typically averages from 600 to 800 students. On February 5, 1842, the Iowa Territorial Legislature passed a bill to in, in IowaIowa Flag of Iowa (In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: "The Hawkeye State Other U. States Capital Des Moines Largest City Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack Area Total % water Ranked 26th 145,743 km2 0. 71% Population Total ( 2000) Density Ranked 30th

  Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeKentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. Kentucky Wesleyan College is known for its liberal arts programs. Enrollment is currently around 700 students. Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky C, in KentuckyCommonwealth of Kentucky ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U. States Capital Frankfort Largest City Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 102,989 km² 1,760 km² 1. 7% Populatio

  Nebraska Wesleyan University , in NebraskaNebraska ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U. States Capital Lincoln Largest City Omaha Governor Mike Johanns Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 16th 200,520 km² 199,099 km² 1,247 km² 0. 6% Population Total ( 2000) Density

  North Carolina Wesleyan College , in North CarolinaNorth Carolina is a southern state in the United States. North Carolina is one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It is bordered by South Carolina on the south, Georgia on the southwest, Tennessee on th

  Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOhio Wesleyan University (Wesleyan is a highly selective private liberal arts college located in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842. Ohio Wesleyan University was one of the universities named after John Wesley, and is among the oldest of the numerous, in OhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the northeastern corner of the United States. It was the first and eastern-most state in the Midwest admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. postal abbreviation is OH its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an I

  Oklahoma Wesleyan University, in Oklahoma

  Roberts Wesleyan College, in New York

  Southern Wesleyan University , in South Carolina

  Tennessee Wesleyan College , in Tennessee

  Texas Wesleyan University , in Texas

  Virginia Wesleyan College, in Virginia

  Wesleyan College, in Georgia

  Wesleyan University, in Connecticut

  West Virginia Wesleyan College , in West Virginia

  Global

  Nagasaki Wesleyan University , Japan

  Wesleyan University, in the Philippines