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# pentecostal

«pentecostal» in Mova's school dictionary: **Pentecostal describes Christian churches that put strong…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (Pentecostal); noun (a Pentecostal, Pentecostals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) Pentecostal describes Christian churches that put strong weight on the Holy Spirit's gifts — such as healing, lively praise and speaking in tongues — like the disciples at Pentecost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#m1)

2) A Pentecostal is a member of such a church. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#m2)

3) Pentecostal can also mean about the feast of Pentecost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Pentecostal churches are among the fastest-growing in the world, strong in Africa, Latin America, the USA and in many cities of the UK. Services often have loud music, hand-raising, clapping and prayer for healing. Phrases: Pentecostal church, Pentecostal worship, a Pentecostal pastor.

### examples

- Kofi's family goes to a Pentecostal church with a big band. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#x1)
- Pentecostal worship is lively, with clapping and dancing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#x2)
- The Pentecostal pastor prayed for the sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#x3)
- Pentecostals believe the Holy Spirit still gives gifts today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#x4)
- Our town's Pentecostal church meets in an old cinema. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#x5)
- The name Pentecostal comes from the feast of Pentecost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/#x6)

### note

Capital P. Noun for the movement: Pentecostalism. "Speaking in tongues" means praying in a language the speaker has not learned, which Pentecostals believe is a gift of the Spirit.

### In the corpora

- [Baptists and many Pentecostal churches baptise people old enough to decide, usually by full immersion, which means going right under the water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/12/)
- [Pentecostal churches are named after Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came on the first disciples.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pentecostal» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.