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Pentecostal

English

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Etymology

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Pentecost +‎ -al

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Pentecostal (not comparable)

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

Noun

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Pentecostal (plural Pentecostals)

  1. A member of a Pentecostal church.
    Hypernym: Protestant
  2. (obsolete) An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.[1]
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References

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  1. ^ Orby Shipley (ed.), A Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms, London: Rivingtons, 1872, p. 355: “Pentecostals. Oblations offered at the mother church at the time of Pentecost. Also called Whitsun Farthings and Smoke Farthings.”[1]

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