Meanings
plural pneumatologies
- countableuncountableChristianityThe 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 - countableuncountableThe science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπνεῦμα“breath”
- Englishpneumatology
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”) + -logy.
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