pneuma
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pneuma (plural pneumas or pneumata)
- (music) A neume.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
- With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
- The spirit or soul.
- (Gnosticism) One of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul.
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pneuma m (plural pneumas)
- Obsolete form of neuma.