Pneuma (noun)
nu-muh
The vital spirit; the soul. / (theology) The spirit of God; the Holy Ghost.
1875–80; Greek pneûma literally, breath, wind, akin to pneîn to blow, breathe
Example sentences
“Some people need to get out there and experience pneuma, take a breath and hear the birdsong.”
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