pneumatology

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

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
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Pneumatology has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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pneumatology (ˌnjuːməˈtɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
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
 
pneumatological
 
adj
 
pneuma'tologist
 
n

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