Meanings
adjectivePentecostal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, or relating to Pentecost.
- not comparableOf, or relating to a Christian religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit.
nounPentecostal (plural Pentecostals)
plural Pentecostals
- A member of a Pentecostal church.
The Pentecostals had drowned them with their discotheque music, frenzied dancing and ecstatic prayer.
2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 162 - obsoleteAn offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- EnglishPentecost
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- EnglishPentecostal
Translations
Finnish helluntailainen, helluntalainen
- helluntailainena member of a Pentecostal church
- helluntalainena member of a Pentecostal church
French pentecôtiste
- pentecôtistea member of a Pentecostal church
German Pfingstler, Pfingstlerin
- Pfingstlera member of a Pentecostal church
- Pfingstlerina member of a Pentecostal church
Hindi पिंतेकुस्ती
- पिंतेकुस्ती (pintekustī)a member of a Pentecostal church
Icelandic hvítasunnumaður
- hvítasunnumaðura member of a Pentecostal church
Irish Cincíseach
- Cincíseacha member of a Pentecostal church
Italian pentecostale
- pentecostalea member of a Pentecostal church
Norwegian Bokmål pinsevenn
- pinsevenna member of a Pentecostal church
Polish zielonoświątkowiec
- zielonoświątkowieca member of a Pentecostal church
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
Pentecostal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentecostal
MLA
“Pentecostal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentecostal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pentecostal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentecostal.
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