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united methodist church

n · noun

Simple meaning

A worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.

Pronunciation

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yoonytuhdmehthuhduhstchurch

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IPA pronunciation (US)

juˈnaɪtədˈmɛθədəstˈtʃɝtʃ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

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n

  1. A worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.

  2. The United Methodist Church in Great Britain was a Protestant denomination which operated from 1907 to 1932.

  3. Waterloo United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at Waterloo in Seneca County, New York.

  4. Patchogue United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church at the southwest corner of South Ocean Avenue and Church Street in Patchogue, New York.

  5. A historic church North Washington Street in Millersburg, Ohio.

noun

  1. Union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.

Used this way, united methodist church is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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