Pneumatology
//ˌnjuː.məˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. countable, uncountable
- 2 The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 3 The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”) + -logy.
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