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Vinony

pneumatology

noun

  1. discipline within Christian theology that focuses on the study of the Holy Spirit
  2. the study of spiritual beings or phenomena
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌnjuː.məˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ / /ˌnuː.məˈtɔ.lə.d͡ʒi/

noun

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

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

  3. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc.