P'ent'ay

p’en·t’ay
/ˈpɛn.teɪ/

adjective

Ethiopian and/or Eritrean Protestant

Meanings

adjectiveP'ent'ay (not comparable)

alternative Pentay

  1. not comparableEthiopian and/or Eritrean Protestant

    At least 95.3% of the population is Muslim and 4.7% is Christian (3.9% Orthodox Christian, 0.7% P’ent’ay, and 0.1% Catholics).

    2013 April 20, Yohannes K. Mekonnen, Ethiopia: The Land, Its People, History and Culture, →ISBN, page 245
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    The claim of Medhane consists of dual targets of ‘the enormously successful proselytizing efforts of the P’ent’ay Churches in Southern Ethiopia and the growth of Sunni fundamentalism in Somalia’ (ibid.).

    2018 December 7, Enes Bayraklı, Farid Hafez, Islamophobia in Muslim Majority Societies, →ISBN, page 188

    The country is predominantly Christian with faiths like Ethiopian Orthodox, Pentay (a short form of Pentecostal, sometimes written as P’ent’ay), and Roman Catholic being prevalent.

    2022 October 25, Luladey Moges, Enebla: Recipes from an Ethiopian Kitchen, →ISBN, page 13
nounP'ent'ay (uncountable)

alternative Pentay

  1. uncountableAll denominations and organizations of Protestantism in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

    A majority of the population adheres to Christianity (mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P’ent’ay), while around a third follows Islam (primarily Sunni Islam).

    2017 June 2, IBP, Inc, Ethiopia Electoral, Political Parties Laws and Regulations Handbook: Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures (World Business and Investment Library), →ISBN, page 9

Origin

  1. Ge'ezጴንጤ
  2. EnglishP'ent'ay

Borrowed from Ge'ez ጴንጤ (p̣enṭe).

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APA

P'ent'ay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/P'ent'ay

MLA

“P'ent'ay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/P'ent'ay. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “P'ent'ay,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/P'ent'ay.

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