pneumatology

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UK/ˌnjuː.məˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌnuː.məˈtɔ.lə.d͡ʒi/

noun

The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.

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Meanings

nounpneumatology (countable and uncountable, plural pneumatologies)

plural pneumatologies

  1. countableuncountableThe study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.
  2. 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
  3. countableuncountableThe science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπνεῦμα“breath”
  2. Englishpneumatology

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”) + -logy.

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pneumatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatology

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“pneumatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumatology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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