1660s, "pertaining to the Pentecost," from Latin pentecostalis (Tertullian), from pentecoste (see pentecost). With a capital P- and meaning "Pentecostalist," in reference to "Christian sect emphasizing gifts of the Holy Spirit" (Acts ii), it is attested from 1904 (noun and adjective).
双语例句
1. He was a member of a Pentecostal Church and a musician himself.
他是圣洁会教堂的成员,同时也是一位音乐家.
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2. Ascension, the Holy Spirit in Pentecostal come.
耶稣升天以后, 圣灵在五旬节降临.
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3. There, the fastest growing forms of Christianity are pentecostal, and they are spreading among the poor.
