Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentecostalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
pen-te-costal-ism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Pentecost English -al English Pentecostal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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Questions

What does pentecostalism mean?
A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.
Where does pentecostalism come from?
Etymology tree English Pentecost English -al English Pentecostal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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