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Whitefield

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White·field  (hwtfld, wt-, hwt-, wt-), George 1714-1770.
British religious leader. A follower of John Wesley, he preached widely in the American colonies and was a central figure in the Great Awakening of Protestantism and the establishment of Methodism in America.
Whitefield [ˈwɪtˌfiːld]
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(Biographies / Whitefield, George (1714-1770) M, English, RELIGION: Methodist) George. 1714-70, English Methodist preacher, who separated from the Wesleys (?1741) because of his Calvinistic views


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