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Pentecostal
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Pentecostal
1. of or relating to any of various Christian groups that emphasize the charismatic aspects of Christianity and adopt a fundamental attitude to the Bible
2. of or relating to Pentecost or the influence of the Holy Ghost


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Conversely, the Pentecostalists have a different attitude to traditional names based on their theology and philosophy, which anchors on Holy Spirit.
Rather than a mode for representing and constituting community, it is now often a site for contestation between differing local factions with incommensurate agendas and competing claims to modernity--such as by Pentecostalists compared with masquerading youth.
Evangelical Christians, who favor a strict interpretation of the Bible and include Baptists, Mennonites and Pentecostalists, formed the core of an electoral coalition that was at the heart of Bush's 2004 reelection.
 
 
 
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