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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A neume.

   "With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom."

2. 2
   The spirit or soul.

   "But bound to reach out and beyond this flesh. / Become Pneuma"

3. 3
   One of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul.

Synonyms

All synonyms

animaanima humanaanimating forceanimusatmanba

Example

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"With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”). Doublet of neume.

Related phrases

dasy pneumapsilon pneuma

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