Crossword clues for pneuma
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
used in English in various sense, from Greek pneuma "a blowing, a wind, blast; breeze; influence; breathed air, breath; odor, scent; spirit of a person; inspiration, a spirit, ghost," from pnein "to blow, to breathe," from PIE root *pneu- "to breathe," of imitative origin (compare Greek pnoe "breath," pnoia "breathing;" Old English fnora "sneezing," fnæran "to snort").
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) a neume 2 the spirit or soul 3 (context Gnosticism English) one of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul
Wikipedia
Pneuma is an ancient Greek word for " breath", and in a religious context for " spirit" or " soul". It has various technical meanings for medical writers and philosophers of classical antiquity, particularly in regard to physiology, and is also used in Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible and in the Greek New Testament. In classical philosophy, it is distinguishable from psyche , which originally meant "breath of life", but is regularly translated as " spirit" or most often " soul".
In Stoic philosophy, pneuma is the concept of the "breath of life," a mixture of the elements air (in motion) and fire (as warmth). Originating among Greek medical writers who locate human vitality in the breath, pneuma for the Stoics is the active, generative principle that organizes both the individual and the cosmos. In its highest form, the pneuma constitutes the human soul (psychê), which is a fragment of the pneuma that is the soul of God ( Zeus). As a force that structures matter, it exists even in inanimate objects.
Pneuma is an ancient Greek word for "breath", and in a religious context for "spirit" or "soul."
Pneuma may also refer to:
- Pneuma (Stoic), the "breath of life" in Stoic philosophy
- Pneuma (ancient medicine), the form of air required by various organs to function in ancient Greek medicine
- Pneuma (journal), a theological journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies
- Pneuma: Breath of Life, a 2015 video game by Deco Digital & Bevel Studios
Pneuma is the debut full-length debut released by the New York band Moving Mountains. The album was originally self-released in 2007 but was eventually reissued with Deep Elm Records.
The album was the creative product of multi-instrumentalist Gregory Dunn and drummer Nicholas Pizzolato, and was produced, mixed, and mastered by Dunn during their late high school years. At the time of its release, Moving Mountains was only considered to be a studio project by Dunn and Pizzolato, with no future intentions of forming a full band or playing the songs in a live format. It was not until a few months later, when Pneuma started to gain positive acclaim throughout the internet, that the band decided to go in a full-band direction with the addition of bassist Mitchell Lee and guitarist/vocalist Frank Graniero.
Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies is a refereed theological journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. Numbers of the article relate to the special interest groups of the SPS in particular: biblical studies, history, theology, missions, praxis, ecumenism, ethics, philosophy and also religion and culture.
Pnuema /Nɛ'umɑː/ is a " Tico" thrash metal Band from San Jose, Costa Rica, formed in 2003.
Pneuma was founded by four guys with a taste for thrash metal, death metal and experimental rock. The band has had great success in their native Costa Rica receiving various awards and recognitions along the way. The band is composed of Antonio Masis who is the bassist and vocalist for the group. Norman Mena's exceptional drumming instruments give the band the "Thrash" feel while Daniel Vega handles the lead guitar accompanied by Jose Sibaja also on guitar.
Pneuma is an album by American violinist and composer Michael White featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the Impulse! label.
Usage examples of "pneuma".
With the cruel detachment of a cat with a mouse, the pneuma began disabling him bit by bit, striking almost at will at the brachial, solar plexus, carotid sinus, and larynx.
He'd spent many lazy Yzordderrexian evenings on the roof of Peccable's house, watching the tail of the comet disappear behind the towers of the Autarch's palace, talking about the theory and practice of Imajical feits, writs, pneumas, uredos, and the rest.
Though it had no discernible features, it looked tender, and his hand had sufficient echo of the pneumas it had discharged to do harm.
It wasn't a skill with feits and sways, nor was it pneumas, nor resurrections, nor the driving out of demons.
I did find a passage in Arnold of Villanova, an author I had heard William mention with great esteem, who had it that lovesickness was born from an excess of humors and pneuma, when the human organism finds itself in an excess of dampness and heat, because the blood (which produces the generative seed), increasing through excess, produces excess of seed, a “complexio venerea,” and an intense desire for union in man and woman.