Pentecostalist
noun /ˌpentɪˈkɒstəlɪst/
/ˌpentɪˈkɔːstəlɪst/
- a person who is a member of a group of Christian Churches that emphasize the gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as the power to make sick people healthy againCultureA Pentecostalist is a member of any of the Protestant Pentecostal religious groups or Churches. They believe in ' baptism in the spirit' in which a person 'speaks in tongues' with unknown words that come from the Holy Spirit. Pentecostalism began in the US at the beginning of the 20th century. The largest Pentecostal Church in the US is the Church of God in Christ.