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P'ent'ay
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English
Alternative forms
en Pentay
Etymology
en gez ጴንጤ.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɛn.teɪ/
en eɪ 2
en p’en t’ay
Adjective
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Ethiopian and/or Eritrean Protestant
en 2013-04-20 Yohannes K. Mekonnen Ethiopia: The Land, Its People, History and Culture https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0pZPp032c0C 9789987160242 245 At least 95.3% of the population is Muslim and 4.7% is Christian (3.9% Orthodox Christian, 0.7% P’ent’ay, and 0.1% Catholics).
en 2018-12-07 Enes Bayraklı, Farid Hafez Islamophobia in Muslim Majority Societies https://books.google.com/books?id=Kah8DwAAQBAJ 9780429876875 188 The claim of Medhane consists of dual targets of ‘the enormously successful proselytizing efforts of the P’ent’ay Churches in Southern Ethiopia and the growth of Sunni fundamentalism in Somalia’ (ibid.).
en 2022-10-25 Luladey Moges Enebla: Recipes from an Ethiopian Kitchen https://books.google.com/books?id=7kZuEAAAQBAJ 9781771513630 13 The country is predominantly Christian with faiths like Ethiopian Orthodox, Pentay (a short form of Pentecostal, sometimes written as P’ent’ay), and Roman Catholic being prevalent.
Noun
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All denominations and organizations of Protestantism in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
en 2017-06-02 IBP, Inc Ethiopia Electoral, Political Parties Laws and Regulations Handbook: Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures (World Business and Investment Library) https://books.google.com/books?id=1FutDwAAQBAJ 9781514516829 9 A majority of the population adheres to Christianity (mainly the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and P’ent’ay), while around a third follows Islam (primarily Sunni Islam).
en Christianity Ethiopia Protestantism