Pentecostal religion
- noun
- /ˌpɛntɪˈkɔstəl rɪˈlɪdʒən/
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religión pentecostal
- Churches that practice Pentecostal religion often hold revival meetings to inspire deep faith and connection with God.
Examples
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Its natural constituency, however, is people who yearn for something of what Pentecostal religion has—singing, emotion, conversion, intensity of prayer—while retaining ties to the Catholic Church.
Academic text (1999) -
It has often been assumed that Pentecostal religion is a compensation for the "losers" in a society that has little regard for them.
Academic text (1999) -
Many communities around the world are influenced by Pentecostal religion, which emphasizes the importance of personal encounters with the Holy Spirit.
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In her testimony, she described how the Pentecostal religion transformed her life through vibrant worship and spiritual renewal.
Synonyms
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A type of Christianity that stresses direct experience of God, like speaking in tongues and healing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'Pentecostal' (relating to Pentecostalism/Holy Spirit gifts) modifying 'religion' (a system of beliefs), so a learner who knows both words will understand it denotes the branch of Christianity called Pentecostalism. This follows a standard adjective+noun pattern found cross-linguistically, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Pentecostal religion comes from Pentecost, the day in the Bible when the 'Holy Spirit' is said to have come like wind and fire and people began 'speaking in tongues'. Because of that strong picture of a sudden spiritual power and strange speech, the phrase now describes churches that look for the same kind of personal 'Holy Spirit' experiences.