pneuma

[ noo-muh, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu mə, ˈnyu- /

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noun

the vital spirit; the soul.

Theology. the Spirit of God; the Holy Ghost.

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Origin of pneuma

1875–80; <Greek pneûma literally, breath, wind, akin to pneîn to blow, breathe

Words nearby pneuma

pn, PNdB, -pnea, pneudraulic, pneum., pneuma, pneumatic, pneumatic conveyor, pneumatic duct, pneumatic pile, pneumatics

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How to use pneuma in a sentence

So the Greek word pneuma, also translated “spirit,” means precisely the same thing.
The Salem witchcraft, The planchette mystery, and Modern spiritualism|Harriet Beecher Stowe
More than fifteen centuries elapsed before this pneuma—oxygen—was discovered by Lavoisier.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
Aer may be explained, oti airei ta apo tes ges; or, oti aei rei; or, oti pneuma ex autou ginetai (compare the poetic word aetai).
Cratylus|Plato
The pneuma and the juice concentrate the power of the plant below so that it becomes denser.
The Legacy of Greece|Various

He is a man, but a spiritual man, one in whom spirit or pneuma was the essential principle, so that he was spirit as well as man.
The Unseen World and Other Essays|John Fiske

British Dictionary definitions for pneuma

pneuma

/ (ˈnjuːmə) /

noun

philosophy a person's vital spirit, soul, or creative energyCompare psyche

Word Origin for pneuma

C19: from Greek: breath, spirit, wind; related to pnein to blow, breathe

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