pneuma

[ noo-muh, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu mə, ˈnyu- /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR pneuma ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the vital spirit; the soul.

Theology. the Spirit of God; the Holy Ghost.

Nearby words

pn, pndb, pneudraulic, pneum-, pneum., pneuma, pneumarthrogram, pneumarthrography, pneumarthrosis, pneumatic, pneumatic bone

Origin of pneuma

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pneuma

Apparently Galen refers to the pneuma and the various humours.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen
The pneuma and the juice concentrate the power of the plant below so that it becomes denser.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
"Psyche" was in the breast; "Pneuma" was spread throughout the body; and "Nous" was in the head.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
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

The question was sure to arise, Whence came this pneuma or spiritual quality?
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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pneuma

noun

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of pneuma

Examples from the Web for pneuma

British Dictionary definitions for pneuma

pneuma

noun

Word Origin for pneuma