Pentecostal

See also: pentecostal

English

Etymology

From Pentecost +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒstəl

Adjective

Pentecostal (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to Pentecost.
  2. Of, or relating to a Christian religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit.

Noun

Pentecostal (plural Pentecostals)

  1. A member of a Pentecostal church.
    Hypernym: Protestant
    • 2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 162:
      The Pentecostals had drowned them with their discotheque music, frenzied dancing and ecstatic prayer.
  2. (obsolete) An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.[1]

Translations

References

  1. ^ Orby Shipley (ed.), A Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms, London: Rivingtons, 1872, p. 355: “Pentecostals. Oblations offered at the mother church at the time of Pentecost. Also called Whitsun Farthings and Smoke Farthings.”[1]

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