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pneumatology

American  
[noo-muh-tol-uh-jee, nyoo-] / ˌnu məˈtɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyu- /

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 British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • pneumatologic adjective
  • pneumatological adjective
  • pneumatologist noun

Etymology

Origin of pneumatology

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

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