Pentecostal

[pen-ti-kaw-stuhl, -stl, -kos-tuhl, -tl-]

Pen·te·cos·tal

[pen-ti-kaw-stuhl, -stl, -kos-tuhl, -tl-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Pentecost.
2.
noting or pertaining to any of various Christian groups, usually fundamentalist, that emphasize the activity of the holy spirit, stress holiness of living, and express their religious feelings uninhibitedly, as by speaking in tongues.
noun
3.
Also called Pen·te·cos·tal·ist. a member of any Pentecostal denomination.

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Pentecostal is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1540–50; < Late Latin pentēcostālis. See Pentecost, -al1

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Pentecostal (ˌpɛntɪˈkɒstəl)
 
adj
1.  (usually prenominal) of or relating to any of various Christian groups that emphasize the charismatic aspects of Christianity and adopt a fundamental attitude to the Bible
2.  of or relating to Pentecost or the influence of the Holy Ghost
 
n
3.  a member of a Pentecostal Church
 
Pente'costalism
 
n
 
Pente'costalist
 
n, —adj

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