pneumatology

[ noo-muh-tol-uh-jee, nyoo- ]

/ ˌnu məˈtɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyu- /

noun

Theology.

doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit.
the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.

the doctrine or theory of spiritual beings.

Archaic. psychology.

Obsolete. pneumatics.

Nearby words

Origin of pneumatology

First recorded in 1670–80; pneumato- + -logy

Related formspneu·mat·o·log·ic

[noo-mat-l-oj-ik, nyoo-, noo-muh-tl-, nyoo-] /nʊˌmæt lˈɒdʒ ɪk, nyʊ-, ˌnu mə tl-, ˌnyu-/, pneu·ma·to·log·i·cal, adjectivepneu·ma·tol·o·gist, noun

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Examples from the Web for pneumatology

As to the psychic half of the cerebral functions, they omitted entirely that portion which relates to pneumatology.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887|Various
But neither the physiology, nor the pneumatology had been placed in organic connection with the central cerebral science.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887|Various
There has been a great change of late years in connection with the science of Pneumatology and with the manner of treating it.
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. September, 1863, No. LXXI.|Various
We have now mind as mind, divested of its naturalness and subjectivity, and as such, it is an object of Pneumatology.
A History of Philosophy in Epitome|Albert Schwegler

Pneumatology was no science, but the mere fancy of an excited imagination.
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. September, 1863, No. LXXI.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pneumatology

pneumatology

/ (ˌnjuːməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of theology concerned with the Holy Ghost and other spiritual beings

an obsolete name for psychology (def. 1)

an obsolete term for pneumatics

Derived Formspneumatological (ˌnjuːmətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepneumatologist, noun

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