noun
- Plural of pneumatology; the branch of theology or philosophy concerned with spiritual beings, the soul, or the Holy Spirit.
- Plural of pneumatology; the study of gases and their properties, especially in physics or chemistry.
Usage: formal; theological; academic
Usage: technical; scientific; rare
Examples
- Medieval pneumatologies explored the nature of angels and divine spirits.
- Different religious traditions developed distinct pneumatologies regarding the Holy Spirit.
- The course examined various pneumatologies from Christian, Islamic, and Jewish perspectives.
- Early modern pneumatologies attempted to reconcile spiritual and material philosophy.
- Scholars debated competing pneumatologies in their theological writings.
- The library's collection included rare pneumatologies from the 17th century.