Pentecostal

[ pen-ti-kaw-stuh l, -stl, -kos-tuh l, -tl- ]

/ ˌpɛn tɪˈkɔ stəl, -stl, -ˈkɒs təl, -tl- /

adjective

of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.

noting or relating to any of various Christian groups, usually fundamentalist, that emphasize the activity of the Holy Spirit, stress holiness of living, and express their religious feelings uninhibitedly, as by speaking in tongues.

noun

Also called Pen·te·cos·tal·ist. a member of any Pentecostal denomination.

Origin of Pentecostal

From the Late Latin word pentēcostālis, dating back to 1540–50. See Pentecost, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Pentecostal

post-Pen·te·cos·tal, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for pentecostal

Is the Pentecostal Jim Casy a stand-in for another martyred J.C.?

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From those he married, he demanded a superhuman innocence, in accordance with the Pentecostal teachings of the Assembly of God.

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Mormonism, as an old friend raised in the faith told me, combines “a Pentecostal theology with an Episcopalian mentality.”

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Certainly, there are overlaps between the traditions—Oral Roberts, where Bachmann studied with Eidsmoe, was a Pentecostal school.

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The group claims they are following the tenets laid out at the start of the 20th century by the first Pentecostal believers.

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So we pray that our life may prove responsive to these influences of the Pentecostal season.

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I feel like we'd heard the big wind—an' I guess, mebbe, the Pentecostal tongues.'

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To appreciate the pentecostal season and to care for spiritual inspiration appeals to the few, and to those few on a higher plane.

A Backward Glance at Eighty |Charles A. Murdock
We have read the Pentecostal narrative, and others that illustrate it.

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Did not the pentecostal converts 'eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God?'

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British Dictionary definitions for pentecostal

Pentecostal

/ (ˌpɛntɪˈkɒstəl) /

adjective

(usually prenominal) of or relating to any of various Christian groups that emphasize the charismatic aspects of Christianity and adopt a fundamental attitude to the Bible

of or relating to Pentecost or the influence of the Holy Ghost

noun

a member of a Pentecostal Church

Derived forms of Pentecostal

Pentecostalism, noun Pentecostalist, noun, adjective

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