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pneuma

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pneu⋅ma

  [noo-muh, nyoo-]
–noun
1. the vital spirit; the soul.
2. Theology. the Spirit of God; the Holy Ghost.
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Origin:
1875–80; < Gk pneûma lit., breath, wind, akin to pneîn to blow, breathe
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pneu·ma   (nōō'mə, nyōō'-)   
n.  The soul or vital spirit.

[Greek; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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