neo-Pentecostaladj.n.
/ˌniːəʊˌpɛntᵻˈkɒstl/, U.S. /ˈˌnioʊˌpɛn(t)əˈkɔstl/ A. adj.
Of or relating to neo-Pentecostalism.
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neo-Pentecostal1963
neo-Pentecostalist1977
1963 R. T. Hitt in Eternity July 11/2 The present neo-Pentecostal movement does not include some of the extravagances and excesses of the earlier more revivalistic type of Pentecostalism.
1981 N.Y. Times 10 May i. 26/3 Two kinds of independent churches predominate. One is a byproduct of the neo-Pentecostal or charismatic revival.
1998 Internat. Jrnl. Psychol. Relig. 8 ii. 3 Poloma..identified both Pentecostal and neo-Pentecostal faiths with a nonrational approach to religion that stands in opposition to the contemporary secular order.
B. n.
A person involved in neo-Pentecostalism.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Pentecostalism > [noun] > neo-Pentecostalism > person
neo-Pentecostal1966
neo-Pentecostalist1976
1966 J. T. Nichol Pentecostalism xii. 241 Doubtless scores of ‘neo-Pentecostals’ are intellectually or experientially acquainted with charismatic phenomena like speaking in tongues.
1972 W. Samarin Tongues Men & Angels p. xii I have observed old-fashioned Pentecostals and neo-Pentecostals.
1997 Sociol. Relig. 59 1 Here I will use the term Pentecostal in order to distinguish those studied here from ‘Neo-Pentecostals’, and the ‘historical’ Protestant churches.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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