Aldersgate

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A ward of the City of London
  • A religious experience undergone by John Wesley in May 1738.
  • A similar experience among his followers.

Origin

  • Short for Aldersgate Street, the site of a Moravian meeting at which John Wesley had a religious experience.

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