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Pentecostalism

Pentecostalism

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A type of Christianity that stresses direct experience of God, like speaking in tongues and healing
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛntɪˈkɔːstəlɪzəm/
translation icon : pentecostalismo
  • Pentecostalism is known for emphasizing personal experiences of God, such as speaking in tongues during worship.
  • Italian Pentecostalism
  • Canadian Pentecostalism
  • American Pentecostalism

Examples

  • In its early years, American Pentecostalism was a socially radical movement.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The global spread of Pentecostalism and evangelical Protestantism is the most dramatic religious explosion in the world today.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A more complicated picture has now emerged in the relationship between Pentecostalism, democracy, and development.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Their social and cultural impact on ethnic Pentecostalism is beyond the scope of this article.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Beyond electoral politics, Pentecostalism also impacts important sectors of African economic and public life.

    Academic text (2015)
  • While this is clearly evident today, the ethnic composition of early Pentecostalism has not received much attention.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Though first and foremost an experientially based faith, Pentecostalism is also a religion of the Book.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Perhaps surprisingly, the history of Canadian urban Pentecostalism is, at least in part, a history of Italian ethnicity.

    Academic text (2000)
  • By the 1920s, Italian Canadian Pentecostalism had established itself as a distinctive socio-religious movement.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Divine healing, the conviction that miracles can and do happen, is a fundamental doctrine in Pentecostalism.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

Pentecostal religion
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A Christian group that holds lively worship and believes in personal experiences of the Holy Spirit like speaking in tongues

focuses on direct spiritual baptism with signs like tongues and healing

Surface Forms

Morphology

Pentecostalism = Pentecostal (transparent) = Pentecost + al + ism

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to the adjective 'Pentecostal' to denote the movement/doctrine; the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Pentecostalism comes from Pentecost, the special Christian day when the first followers say the 'Holy Spirit' came to them, and from the ending -ism, which shows it is a belief or movement. So Pentecostalism is a form of Christianity that focuses on the Holy Spirit and on spiritual gifts like speaking in tongues and healing.