Pneuma

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnjuːmÉ™/

Origin

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneuma, "wind, breath, spirit"), from πνέω (pneō, "I blow, breathe")

Full definition of pneuma

Noun

1. (music) a neume
• 1922: With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom. — James Joyce, Ulysses
2. the spirit or soul
3. (Gnosticism) one of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul

Derived terms

• pneumatic