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Pentecostalism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Christianity

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Protestantism

2

noun

Meaning 2

the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Protestantism

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Pentecost English -al English Pentecostal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Pentecostalism From Pentecostal + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: петдесятничество (petdesjatničestvo) — Christian religious movement
  • Catalan: pentecostalisme — Christian religious movement
  • Chinese Cantonese: 五旬節運動 /五旬节运动 (ng5 seon4 zit3 wan6 dung6) — Christian religious movement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五旬節運動 /五旬节运动 (Wǔxúnjié yùndòng) — Christian religious movement
  • Czech: letniční hnutí — Christian religious movement
  • Czech: pentekostalismus — Christian religious movement
  • Danish: pinsebevægelse — Christian religious movement
  • Dutch: Pinksterbeweging — Christian religious movement
  • Esperanto: pentekostismo — Christian religious movement
  • Estonian: nelipühilus — Christian religious movement
  • Faroese: hvítusunnurørsla — Christian religious movement
  • Faroese: hvítusunnusamkoma — Christian religious movement
  • Finnish: helluntailaisuus — Christian religious movement
  • French: pentecôtisme — Christian religious movement
  • German: Pfingstbewegung — Christian religious movement
  • Greek: Πεντηκοστιανισμός (Pentikostianismós) — Christian religious movement
  • Hungarian: pünkösdizmus — Christian religious movement
  • Indonesian: Pentekostalisme — Christian religious movement
  • Indonesian: Pantekostalisme — Christian religious movement
  • Italian: pentecostalismo — Christian religious movement
  • Polish: pentekostalizm — Christian religious movement
  • Portuguese: pentecostalismo — Christian religious movement
  • Russian: пятидеся́тничество (pjatidesjátničestvo) — Christian religious movement
  • Slovak: letničné hnutie — Christian religious movement
  • Slovene: bínkoštništvo — Christian religious movement
  • Spanish: pentecostalismo — Christian religious movement
  • Swedish: pingströrelse — Christian religious movement
  • Swedish: pingstkyrka — Christian religious movement
  • Swedish: pingstväckelse — Christian religious movement
  • Swedish: pentekostalism — Christian religious movement