P'ent'ay is a slang term widely used in modern Ethiopia, and among Ethiopians living abroad, to describe adherents of Protestant religions which began in Western Europe. The term is an abbreviation of the word "Pentecostal." The P'ent'ay community itself is fractured and divided, though amongst the hundreds of splinter groups there are three major denominations: the K'alay Hiywet or Word of Life; Mekane Yesus or Lutheran; and Meserete Kristos . Some P'ent'ay sects have been influenced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church , which represents mainstream, traditional Ethiopian Christianity , but for the most part they are very Pentecostal in their worship and theology.