pneuma en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnjuːmə/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”). Doublet of neume.
Meanings
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A neume.
With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
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The spirit or soul.
But bound to reach out and beyond this flesh. / Become Pneuma
2019, Maynard Keenan James, “Pneuma”, in Fear Inoculum, performed by Tool:
- One of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pneumas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pneumata | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pneumatic · pneumasis · psilon pneuma · dasy pneuma · pneumatism
Translations (2)
es pneuma (spirit or soul) · es pneuma (neume)