Pentecostal
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- noun
- /ˌpɛntɪˈkɔstəl/
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pentecostal
- Christianity in Africa is living and vital, First Century-like and largely Pentecostal.
And you're like, the Pentecostals don't like the Presbyterians.
- And you're like, the Pentecostals don't like the Presbyterians.
- From all backgrounds, you know, Baptist, Charismatics, Pentecostals, whatever, right.
- The Founding Fathers were very afraid of Baptists taking over from the Pentecostals.
- And so regardless of whether I was a Baptist tomorrow or a Pentecostal next week, I think that loving people is going to be the answer.
Examples
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Early on, the Pentecostals believed that they were actually speaking in actual human languages, which they would use for doing mission work.
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Canada's Italian Pentecostal converts were emphatically Pentecostal in their faith, morals, and congregational association.
Academic text (2000) -
Though her husband had already become Pentecostal, she refused to follow him and continued to attend the local Catholic church.
Academic text (2000) -
The two ministers who used to tend First Baptist and First Pentecostal left around the time Nixon resigned.
Fiction book (1999) -
She was the daughter of a Pentecostal preacher.
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Churches, new and old, Catholic, Protestant, and especially Pentecostal, are being rebuilt, restored, and revived, while Afro-Cuban religions have become so popular that many foreigners are now flocking to the island to become initiated.
Academic text (2006) -
The pastor delivered a compelling sermon to his Pentecostal congregation, emphasizing the importance of spiritual gifts.
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As a child, she attended a Pentecostal church where she witnessed fervent prayers and people speaking in tongues.
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After years of searching for a community, he finally found a welcoming Pentecostal church that shared his beliefs.
Synonyms
A person who belongs to a church that believes people can meet God through the Holy Spirit
Compounds
A Christian group that holds lively worship and believes in personal experiences of the Holy Spirit like speaking in tongues
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pentecostal comes from Pentecost, a Christian festival whose name means 'fiftieth'. On the first Pentecost people said the Holy Spirit arrived like 'tongues of fire'. So a Pentecostal is someone who believes in direct experiences of the Spirit, such as speaking in tongues.