pentecostal
adjective
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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.
- Of, or relating to Pentecost.
- 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.
- A member of a Pentecostal church.
“The Pentecostals had drowned them with their discotheque music, frenzied dancing and ecstatic prayer.”
- An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.