Bapticostal

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adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the blending of Baptist and charismatic theologies, especially acceptance of the charismatic gifts.

“"We tend to be a little Bapticostal where I go.--Mike Huckabee, December 17, 2007.”

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Meanings

adjectiveBapticostal (comparative more Bapticostal, superlative most Bapticostal)

comparative more Bapticostal · superlative most Bapticostal

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the blending of Baptist and charismatic theologies, especially acceptance of the charismatic gifts.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Baptist worship service similar to that of charismatic churches, especially in the use of high-tempo contemporary Christian music, raising of hands, and spontaneous shouts.

    "We tend to be a little Bapticostal where I go.--Mike Huckabee, December 17, 2007.

Origin

Blend of Baptist + Pentecostal.

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APA

Bapticostal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bapticostal

MLA

“Bapticostal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bapticostal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bapticostal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bapticostal.

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