Pentecostalismn.
/ˌpɛntᵻˈkɒstl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɔstlˌɪz(ə)m/, /ˌpɛn(t)əˈkɑstlˌɪz(ə)m/ Christian Church.
The beliefs and practices of Pentecostal movements or sects.
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Pentecostalism1927
1927 N.Y. Times 23 June 1/3 We are particularly concerned by the recurrence in connection with certain services of this church of manifestations of a nature commonly associated with Pentecostalism.
1958 Eternity Apr. 9/3 In some ways, Pentecostalism..has moderated its extremes in the past fifty years.
1995 Nation 23 Jan. 98/2 The most common misunderstanding of Pentecostalism is the outsider's equation of it with fundamentalism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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