Pentecostal

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English

Etymology

Pentecost +‎ -al

Pronunciation

Adjective

Pentecostal (not comparable)

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

Noun

Pentecostal (plural Pentecostals)

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

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References

  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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