— Taylorite /tay"leuh ruyt'/ , n.
/tay"leuh riz'euhm/ , n.
a modified form of Calvinism that maintains that every person has a free will, and that makes a distinction between depravity, as the tendency to commit sins, and sin, as a voluntary choice of evil actions. Also called New Haven theology .
[ after Nathaniel William Taylor (1786-1858), U.S. theologian; see -ISM ]
/tay"leuh riz'euhm/ , n.
the application of scientific methods to the problem of obtaining maximum efficiency in industrial work or the like.
[ 1925-30; after Frederick W. TAYLOR; see -ISM ]