Associations to the word «Pentecostal»

Wiktionary

PENTECOSTAL, adjective. Of, or relating to Pentecost
PENTECOSTAL, adjective. Of, or relating to a Christian religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit
PENTECOSTAL, noun. A member of a Pentecostal church.
PENTECOSTAL, noun. (obsolete) An offering formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.

Dictionary definition

PENTECOSTAL, noun. Any member of a Pentecostal religious body.
PENTECOSTAL, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members.
PENTECOSTAL, adjective. Of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats