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neo-Pentecostal

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

adjective

  1. charismatic.

noun

  1. a member of a charismatic or neo-Pentecostal movement.

Other Word Forms

  • neo-Pentecostalist adjective

Etymology

Origin of neo-Pentecostal

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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The community here revolves around the small neo-Pentecostal church Iracema helped build.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2021

He is also a bishop in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a neo-Pentecostal sect with millions of followers.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

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