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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PENTECOSTAL

a.Pertaining to Whitsuntide.

 

PENTECOSTALS

n.Oblations formerly made by parishioners to the parish priest at the feast of Pentecost, and sometimes by inferior churches to the mother church.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PENTECOSTAL

PENTECOSTAL Pen `te *cos "tal, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide.

 

PENTECOSTALS

PENTECOSTALS Pen `te *cos "tals, n. pl.

 

Defn: Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost. Shipley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pentecostal

Pen te cos tal |ˌpentəˈkôstl, -ˈkästl ˈˌpɛn (t )əˈkɔstl | adjective 1 of or relating to Pentecost. 2 of, relating to, or denoting any of a number of Christian sects and individuals emphasizing baptism in the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and exorcism. [with reference to the baptism in the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost (Acts 2: 9-11 ).] noun a member of a Pentecostal sect. DERIVATIVES Pen te cos tal ism |-ˌizəm |noun, Pen te cos tal ist |-ist |adjective & noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pentecostal

Pente |cos ¦tal |pɛntɪˈkɒst (ə )l | adjective 1 relating to Pentecost. 2 relating to or denoting any of a number of Christian sects emphasizing baptism in the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues ’, prophecy, healing, and exorcism. [with reference to the baptism in the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost (Acts 2:9-11 ).] noun a member of a Pentecostal sect. DERIVATIVES Pentecostalism noun, Pentecostalist adjective & noun

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Pentecostal

Pen te cost al /pèntɪkɔ́ːst (ə )l |-kɔ́st -/形容詞 キリスト教 聖霊降臨節の ; ペンテコステ派の 〘米国のfundamentalism系の各教派 〙.sm 名詞 st 名詞 形容詞