Rudely yawn, overwhelming otherwise laid-back Christian type (8)
I believe the answer is:
wesleyan
'christian type' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'rudely yawn overwhelming otherwise laid-back' is the wordplay.
'rudely' indicates anagramming the letters (rude can mean rough or unrefined).
'overwhelming' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'otherwise' becomes 'else' (synonyms).
'laid back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'else' written backwards gives 'esle'.
'yawn' is an anagram of 'wyan'.
'wyan' enclosing 'esle' is 'WESLEYAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wesleyan that I've seen before include "Nonconformist" , "Chapel" , "John's follower" , "Protestant" , "Eel yawns (anag) - follower of one branch of Protestantism" .)