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pneumatology

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

noun

  1. Theology.
    1. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit.
    2. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  2. the doctrine or theory of spiritual beings.
  3. Archaic. psychology.
  4. Obsolete. pneumatics.


pneumatology

/ ˌnjuːmətəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌnjuːməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of theology concerned with the Holy Ghost and other spiritual beings
  2. an obsolete name for psychology
  3. an obsolete term for pneumatics
“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


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Derived Forms

  • pneumatological, adjective
  • ˌpneumaˈtologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • pneu·mat·o·log·ic [n, oo, -mat-l-, oj, -ik, ny, oo, -, noo-m, uh, -tl-, nyoo-], pneuma·to·logi·cal adjective
  • pneuma·tolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumatology1

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

As to the psychic half of the cerebral functions, they omitted entirely that portion which relates to pneumatology.

But neither the physiology, nor the pneumatology had been placed in organic connection with the central cerebral science.

Pneumatology was no science, but the mere fancy of an excited imagination.

There has been a great change of late years in connection with the science of Pneumatology and with the manner of treating it.

The first part is cosmology, the second rational doctrine of the soul, pneumatology and theology.

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