pneumatology
UK/ˌnjuː.məˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌnuː.məˈtɔ.lə.d͡ʒi/
pneumatology noun: the study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.
Noun
pneumatology (countable and uncountable, plural pneumatologies)
- The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.
- The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture.
- These divine qualities migrated to Mary because of deficiencies in the theology of God, in Christology and in pneumatology. It makes no lasting sense to retain this as a permanent status quo, using Mary as a cover-up for defective notions of the divine.2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21
- The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc.
Forms of pneumatology
| plural | pneumatologies |
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Origin of pneumatology
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”) + -logy.
Questions about pneumatology
- What does pneumatology mean?
- Pneumatology means the study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.
- What part of speech is pneumatology?
- Pneumatology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pneumatology?
- Pneumatology is pronounced /ˌnjuː.məˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pneumatology?
- The plural of pneumatology is pneumatologies.
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