PENTECOSTAL


Meaning of PENTECOSTAL in English

adj. & n.

--adj. (also pentecostal)

1. of or relating to Pentecost.

2 of or designating Christian sects and individuals who emphasize the gifts of the Holy Spirit, are often fundamentalist in outlook, and express religious feelings by clapping, shouting, dancing, etc.

--n. a Pentecostalist.

Derivatives:

Pentecostalism n. Pentecostalist adj. & n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.