Pentecostal (redirected from Pentecostalists)

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).

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Pente·costal·ism n.

Pente·costal·ist adj. & n.

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Pentecostal [ˌpɛntɪˈkɒst^əl]

adj

1. (Christian Churches, other) (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. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Pentecost or the influence of the Holy Ghost

n

(Christian Churches, other) a member of a Pentecostal Church

Pentecostalism  n

Pentecostalist  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pentecostal - any member of a Pentecostal religious body Pentecostalist 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
Adj.	1.	pentecostal - of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members
	2.	pentecostal - of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost

Translations

Pentecostal [ˌpentɪˈkɒstl] ADJ → de Pentecostés

Pentecostal [ˌpɛntɪˈkɒst^əl] adj [church] → pentecôtiste

Pentecostal

adj → Pfingst-; sect, service, revival → der Pfingstbewegung; pentecostal church → Pfingstkirche f; pentecostal minister → Pfarrer(in) m(f) → einer Pfingstkirche