/meth"euh diz'euhm/ , n.
1. the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
2. ( l.c. ) the act or practice of working, proceeding, etc., according to some method or system.
3. ( l.c. ) an excessive use of or preoccupation with methods, systems, or the like.
[ 1730-40; METHOD + -ISM ]