pneu|ma|tol|o|gy

pneu|ma|tol|o|gy
pneu|ma|tol|o|gy «NOO muh TOL uh jee, NYOO-», noun.
1. Theology. the doctrine of the Holy Spirit.
2. the doctrine of spirits or spiritual beings, in the 1600's considered a branch of metaphysics.
3. = pneumatics. (Cf.pneumatics)
4. Obsolete. psychology.
[< Greek pneûma, -atos spirit, breath + English -logy]

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