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Pentecostalist

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Pen·te·cos·tal  (pnt-kstl, -kôstl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or occurring at Pentecost.
2. Of, relating to, or being any of various Christian religious congregations whose members seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit, in emulation of the Apostles at Pentecost.
n.
A member of a Pentecostal congregation: "Pentecostals rejected the belief of many fundamentalists that . . . God had ceased to reveal himself to man" (John B. Judis).
Pente·costal·ism n.
Pente·costal·ist adj. & n.
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Noun1.Pentecostalist - any member of a Pentecostal religious bodyPentecostalist - any member of a Pentecostal religious body
Pentecostal
Pentecostal religion - any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism
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