Editing P'ent'ay (section)

==Etymology==
The term was coined in the late 1960s and was used as a pejorative for churches that believed in the [[Pentecost]]al experience and [[spiritual gift]]s of the Holy Spirit,<ref name=":1" /> used to describe local Protestant [[Christianity in Ethiopia|Christians]] who are not members of the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo]] and [[Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo]] churches (collectively known as the [[Orthodox Tewahedo]]).

The term ''P'ent'ay'' is derived from "Pentecostal"; however, it has since become a general shorthand referring to not only [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestants]] but all Protestant denomination christians, whether they are self-identified as Pentecostal or not.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmap.org/maps/other/profiles/ethiopia/ET.pdf |title=Pente: name used by Orthodox Christian to label Ethiopian Protestant Christians |access-date=22 March 2016}}</ref> Some Orthodox Ethiopians will even apply the term to the small [[Ethiopian Catholic Church|Catholic]] population of Ethiopia and Eritrea (but this is rare).

The equivalent rendition in many other languages is "Evangelical"; the term ''Wenigēlawī'' means "Evangelical" and has been used alongside ''P'ent'ay''. Many of these groups describe their religious practices as culturally [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern Christian]], but Protestant Evangelical by doctrine.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284028234 "Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in Ethiopia: A Historical Introduction to a Largely Unexplored Movement"]. ''ResearchGate''.</ref>