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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the broader current within Christianity that emphasizes the Holy Spirit, including the charismatic and Pentecostal movements uncountable
2. 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 uncountable

Etymology

From renewal + -ism.

Related phrases

holy spirit

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