Pentecostal describes a family of Christian churches that put great weight on the Holy Spirit — a lively service, prayer for healing, and, in many congregations, speaking in tongues. The churches take their name from Pentecost, the feast fifty days after Easter, when the New Testament says the Spirit came to the first believers.

Pentecostal describes a family of Christian churchesPentecostal(五旬節派)指的是一群基督教教會 that put great weight on the Holy Spirit特別看重聖靈 — a lively service, prayer for healing, and, in many congregations, speaking in tongues——像是熱鬧的聚會、為人禱告醫病，還有很多教會會說方言。 The churches take their name from Pentecost這些教會的名字來自Pentecost(五旬節)， the feast fifty days after Easter也就是復活節後五十天的節日， when the New Testament says the Spirit came to the first believers新約聖經說聖靈就是在那時候降臨在最早的信徒身上。

Though actually, not every church that talks about the Spirit is Pentecostal. People often use charismatic as a wider, looser label for that style, including groups inside older churches.

Though actually不過其實， not every church that talks about the Spirit不是每個講聖靈的教會 is Pentecostal都是Pentecostal(五旬節派)。 People often use charismatic人們常用charismatic(靈恩派)這個字 as a wider, looser label for that style來泛指這種風格，範圍更廣、更鬆， including groups inside older churches包括一些老教會裡面的團體。

Pentecostal can describe the churches, the worship, or a person from that tradition. It is ordinary English in religion and in the news.

Pentecostal can describe the churches, the worship, or a person from that traditionPentecostal可以用來形容這些教會、他們的敬拜方式，或是屬於這個傳統的人。 It is ordinary English這是很普通的英文用字， in religion and in the news在宗教話題和新聞裡都會出現。

It is not slang, and it is not an insult by itself — though some speakers use it carelessly to mean “a very loud church,” which is unfair and too small.

It is not slang這不是俚語， and it is not an insult by itself單獨用也不是罵人的話 — though some speakers use it carelessly to mean "a very loud church,"——不過有些人會不小心拿它隨便當成「很吵鬧的教會」的意思， which is unfair and too small這樣講既不公平，也把意思講小了。