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pentecostal

/ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
pen-te-costal
IPA
/ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to Pentecost.

adj

Of, or relating to a Christian religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit.

noun

A member of a Pentecostal church.

noun

An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Pentecost + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pentecostals (plural)

Derived Forms

Bapticostal Pentecostally

Phrases

Holiness-Pentecostal neo-Pentecostal

Frequently Paired Words

Pentecostalism Pentecostalist

Synonyms

pentecostalist

Rhymes With

hostile hostel costal intercostal postil

Questions

How do you pronounce pentecostal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/.
What does pentecostal mean?
Of, or relating to Pentecost.
Where does pentecostal come from?
From Pentecost + -al.

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