"pneuma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnjuːmə/ Forms: pneumas [plural], pneumata [plural]
Rhymes: -uːmə Etymology: From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”). Doublet of neume. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pnew-}}, {{bor|en|grc|πνεῦμα||wind, breath, spirit}} Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), {{doublet|en|neume}} Doublet of neume Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pneumata}} pneuma (plural pneumas or pneumata)
  1. (music) A neume. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-pneuma-en-noun-dxb-sthC Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. The spirit or soul. Translations (spirit or soul): pneuma [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pneuma-en-noun-QRvpn6IH Disambiguation of 'spirit or soul': 0 93 7
  3. (Gnosticism) One of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul. Categories (topical): Gnosticism
    Sense id: en-pneuma-en-noun-J7fmObio Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 94 Topics: Gnosticism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pneumatic

Inflected forms

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