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neo-Pentecostal

[ nee-oh-pen-ti-kaws-tl, -kos- ]
/ ˌni oʊˌpɛn tɪˈkɔs tl, -ˈkɒs- /

adjective

charismatic(def 2).

noun

a member of a charismatic or neo-Pentecostal movement.

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Origin of neo-Pentecostal

First recorded in 1970–75

OTHER WORDS FROM neo-Pentecostal

ne·o-Pen·te·cos·tal·ist, adjective, noun
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