pneuma
Americannoun
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the vital spirit; the soul.
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Theology. the Spirit of God; the Holy Ghost.
noun
Etymology
Origin of pneuma
1875–80; < Greek pneûma literally, breath, wind, akin to pneîn to blow, breathe
Example Sentences
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We leave the realm of biography and information, and we experience breath, pneuma, life itself.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022
A favorite word of his is pneuma: “the breath of life,” in Greek, which he first learned in one of his religion classes.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022
What further ballooned the President’s spirits amid the national conflict was the great pneuma of world solidarity.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2015
J. H. Thayer, s. vv. pneuma and psyche.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
Material pneuma is destined to high functions; and man is to read by gas-light.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
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