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Definition of pneumatology - 4 dictionary results

pneu⋅ma⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

[noo-muh-tol-uh-jee, nyoo-]
–noun
1. Theology.
a. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit.
b. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
2. the doctrine or theory of spiritual beings.
3. Archaic. psychology.
4. Obsolete. pneumatics.

Origin:
1670–80; pneumato- + -logy


pneu⋅mat⋅o⋅log⋅ic [noo-mat-l-oj-ik, nyoo-, noo-muh-tl-, nyoo-] , pneu⋅ma⋅to⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
pneu⋅ma⋅tol⋅o⋅gist, noun
pneu·ma·tol·o·gy   (nōō'mə-tŏl'ə-jē, nyōō'-)   
n.  
  1. The doctrine or study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the belief in spirits intervening between humans and God.
  2. The Christian doctrine of the Holy Ghost.
pneu'ma·to·log'ic (-tə-lŏj'ĭk), pneu'ma·to·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., pneu'ma·tol'o·gist n.

Pneumatology

Pneu`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Pneumato- + -logy: cf. F. pneumatologie.]

1. The doctrine of, or a treatise on, air and other elastic fluids. See Pneumatics, 1.

2. (Philos. & Theol.) The science of spiritual being or phenomena of any description.

Main Entry: pneu·ma·tol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "n(y)ü-m&-'täl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a science dealing with the medical uses of air and gases
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