Pentecostalism noun

/ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl.ɪ.zəm/

/-ˈkɑː.stəl-/ n [U]

Definition

a modern section of the Christian religion which began in the US in 1901, whose members believe that everything written in the Bible is true

/ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/

/-t ̬ɪˈkɑː.stəl/ adj n [C]

(Definition of Pentecostalism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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