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pentecostal

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English Pentecost Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English Pentecostal From Pentecost + -al.

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

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Pentecost Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English Pentecostal From Pentecost + -al.

  1. A member of a Pentecostal church.

    The Pentecostals had drowned them with their discotheque music, frenzied dancing and ecstatic prayer.

  2. An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.