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pentecostal

/ˌpentəˈkɔːstəl/pen-tuh-KAW-stuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˌpɛntəˈkɔstəl/pen-tuh-KAW-stuhl

Meaningrelating to Pentecost

Common meaning: to do with Pentecost

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Journey through time

  1. Greekπεντηκοστή‘fiftieth (day)’source
  2. Latinpentecoste‘Pentecost’source
  3. Englishpentecost‘a Christian feast fifty days after Easter’
  4. Englishformed in English from pentecostpentecostal‘to do with Pentecost’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from pentecost + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PENTECOST, p.433 · scan

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