Pentecostal
noun [ C ] uk/ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/ us/ˌpen.t̬ɪˈkɑː.stəl/
五旬节教派的教徒，该教派的信徒非常强调圣灵的力量，比如治愈疾病的神力，并相信圣经的全部内容为真
a member of a Church or group that is part of the branch of the Christian religion known as Pentecostalism, whose members put a lot of emphasis on the power of the Holy Spirit, for example to make people who are sick healthy again, and who believe that everything in the Bible is true
Like other evangelicals, Pentecostals assert the Bible's word-for-word authority, the need to accept Christ, and the duty to share that faith with others before the end days. 五旬节教派的教徒跟其他福音派新教徒一样，支持圣经一字不差的权威性，支持对基督的信念，还认为自己负有在末日来到之前与人分享信仰的责任。
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- Most Pentecostals take pride in an expressive form of worship in which members are encouraged to clap, raise their hands, and shout out, "Hallelujah."
- Jason was raised a Pentecostal and DeMarco a Roman Catholic.
- She said she's still a Pentecostal. She speaks in tongues, raises her hand during praise songs, says "amen" during sermons, quotes Scripture and shares Christ with friends.
- In Guatemala, 23 percent of Pentecostals said their future financial outlook will improve a lot, compared with 19 percent of those from all faiths.
- Being a Pentecostal is to worship in community.
See: Pentecostalism
Pentecostal
adjective uk/ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/ us/ˌpen.t̬ɪˈkɑː.stəl/
五旬节教派的
relating to Pentecostalism (= a branch of the Christian religion that puts a lot of emphasis on the power of the Holy Spirit, for example to make people who are sick healthy again, and that believes that everything in the Bible is true)
Charles Fox Parham of Topeka is credited with founding the first Pentecostal church and Bible school. 堪萨斯州托皮卡市的查尔斯·福克斯·巴翰被视为第一间五旬节教会和圣经学校的创始人。
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- As for the role of the pastor in a Pentecostal church, it is much the same as in a mainline Protestant or Roman Catholic church.
- This form of music grew out of Pentecostal and independent Baptist churches that embraced pianos and guitars.
- He had had a Pentecostal upbringing, so he was open to faith healing.
- Ethnic minorities and, particularly, black Pentecostal Christians are helping increase dwindling church congregations in many cities.
See: Pentecostalism