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单词 pentecostal
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Pentecostal

(pentɪkɒstəl, US -kɔːst-)
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Pentecostal churches are Christian churches that emphasize the work of the Holy Spirit and the exact truth of the Bible.
...one of the fastest growing Pentecostal religious groups in the United States today.

Pentecostal in British English

(ˌpɛntɪˈkɒstəl)
adjective
1. (usually prenominal)
of or relating to any of various Christian groups that emphasize the charismatic aspects of Christianity and adopt a fundamental attitude to the Bible
2. 
of or relating to Pentecost or the influence of the Holy Ghost
noun
3. 
a member of a Pentecostal Church
Derived forms
Pentecostalism (ˌPenteˈcostalˌism)
noun
Pentecostalist (ˌPenteˈcostalist)
noun, adjective

Pentecostal in American English

(ˌpɛntəˈkɔstəl; ˌpɛntəˈkɑstəl)
adjective
1. 
of or relating to Pentecost
2.  US
designating or of any of various Protestant fundamentalist sects often stressing direct inspiration by the Holy Spirit, as in glossolalia
Derived forms
Pentecostalism (ˌPenteˈcostalˌism)
noun
Pentecostalist (ˌPenteˈcostalist)
noun

Examples of 'Pentecostal' in a sentence
Pentecostal

The bird passes between us, I feel the furious beat of its wings like a Pentecostal wind.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Though the crime that finally tipped the scales was their disinclination to attend Pentecostal services.
Annie Proulx THE SHIPPING NEWS (2002)

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