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renewalism

UK/ɹɪˈnjuːəlɪzəm/US/ɹɪˈnuəlɪzəm/

renewalism noun: the broader current within Christianity that emphasizes the Holy Spirit, including the charismatic and Pentecostal movements.

Noun

renewalism (uncountable)

  1. the broader current within Christianity that emphasizes the Holy Spirit, including the charismatic and Pentecostal movements
  2. a movement within Islam that considers current Islamic society corrupted and calls for a return to what are perceived as its original religious practices and precepts through broad social movements

Forms of renewalism

alternative formRenewalism

Origin of renewalism

From renewal + -ism.

Questions about renewalism

What does renewalism mean?
Renewalism means the broader current within Christianity that emphasizes the Holy Spirit, including the charismatic and Pentecostal movements.
What part of speech is renewalism?
Renewalism is a noun.
How do you pronounce renewalism?
Renewalism is pronounced /ɹɪˈnuəlɪzəm/ (US).

Words near renewalism in the dictionary

  1. renewably
  2. renewal
  3. Renewal Sunday
  4. Renewal Sundays
  5. renewal theory
  6. renewalism
  7. renewalist
  8. renewalists
  9. renewals
  10. renewed
  11. renewedly

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