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Pentecost properNoun

  /-ˌkɑst/ , /ˈpɛntəˌkɔst/ , /ˈpɛntɪkɒst/ , [-ɾə-]
  • A festival which falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter which commemorates the event described in Acts 2 of the Bible when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles during the Jewish festival of Pentecost (sense 1), conferring on them the miraculous ability to explain the gospel in languages they did not know; also, the Sunday on which the festival is celebrated.
 Pfingsten, Pfingstfest, Pfingstsonntag, Pfingsttag

Pentecostalism noun

  • (Christianity) A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues. [20th c.]
 Pfingstbewegung

Pentecostal noun

  /ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/
  • A member of a Pentecostal church.
 Pfingstler, Pfingstlerin
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