Meanings
nounPentecostalism (countable and uncountable, plural Pentecostalisms)
plural Pentecostalisms
- countableuncountableChristianityA religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.First known use 20th c.
Origin
- EnglishPentecost
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- EnglishPentecostal
- EnglishPentecostalism
From Pentecostal + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian петдесятничество
- петдесятничество (petdesjatničestvo)Christian religious movement
Catalan pentecostalisme
- pentecostalismeChristian religious movement
Chinese Cantonese 五旬節運動 /五旬节运动
- 五旬節運動 /五旬节运动 (ng⁵ seon⁴ zit³ wan⁶ dung⁶)Christian religious movement
Chinese Mandarin 五旬節運動 /五旬节运动
- 五旬節運動 /五旬节运动 (Wǔxúnjié yùndòng)Christian religious movement
Czech letniční hnutí, pentekostalismus
- letniční hnutíChristian religious movement
- pentekostalismusChristian religious movement
Danish pinsebevægelse
- pinsebevægelseChristian religious movement
Dutch Pinksterbeweging
- PinksterbewegingChristian religious movement
Esperanto pentekostismo
- pentekostismoChristian religious movement
Estonian nelipühilus
- nelipühilusChristian religious movement
Finnish helluntailaisuus
- helluntailaisuusChristian religious movement
French pentecôtisme
- pentecôtismeChristian religious movement
German Pfingstbewegung
- PfingstbewegungChristian religious movement
Greek Πεντηκοστιανισμός
- Πεντηκοστιανισμός (Pentikostianismós)Christian religious movement
Hungarian pünkösdizmus
- pünkösdizmusChristian religious movement
Indonesian Pentekostalisme, Pantekostalisme
- PentekostalismeChristian religious movement
- PantekostalismeChristian religious movement
Italian pentecostalismo
- pentecostalismoChristian religious movement
Polish pentekostalizm
- pentekostalizmChristian religious movement
Portuguese pentecostalismo
- pentecostalismoChristian religious movement
Russian пятидеся́тничество
- пятидеся́тничество (pjatidesjátničestvo)Christian religious movement
Slovak letničné hnutie
- letničné hnutieChristian religious movement
Spanish pentecostalismo
- pentecostalismoChristian religious movement
Swedish pingströrelse, pingstkyrka
- pingströrelseChristian religious movement
- pingstkyrkaChristian religious movement
- pingstväckelseChristian religious movement
- pentekostalismChristian religious movement
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APA
Pentecostalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentecostalism
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“Pentecostalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentecostalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pentecostalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentecostalism.
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