I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkȯst ə l, -käs- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin pentecostalia (plural), from Late Latin, neuter plural of pentecostalis, adjective
1. obsolete : an offering given in the Church of England by parishioners to the parish priest or by a subordinate church to the cathedral church at the celebration of Pentecost
2. also pen·te·cos·tal·ist -stələ̇st : a member of a Pentecostal religious body
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin pentecostalis, from Pentecoste Pentecost + -alis -al
1. : of, relating to, or resembling Pentecost or the descent of the Holy Spirit described in Acts 2
2. : of, relating to, or being one of various Christian religious bodies that employ revivalistic methods typically including the generating of great emotionalism within the congregation, that stress the individual attainment of holiness, perfection, and a regenerative experience comparable to the Pentecostal experience of the first Christian disciples, that particularly seek the gift of tongues and observe such other practices as foot washing, divine healing, and spirit baptism, and that are generally fundamentalist in outlook