Thesaurus / pneuma
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synonyms for pneuma
- conscience
- courage
- ego
- feeling
- genius
- heart
- intellect
- intelligence
- life
- mind
- personality
- spirit
- stuff
- thought
- vitality
- anima
- animation
- animus
- ardor
- bosom
- bottom
- breast
- cause
- disposition
- essence
- fervor
- force
- individuality
- marrow
- nobility
- noumenon
- pith
- principle
- quintessence
- reason
- substance
- vivacity
- animating principle
- breath of life
- élan vital
- recesses of heart
- secret self
- spiritual being
- vital force
antonyms for pneuma
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How to use pneuma in a sentence
So the Greek word pneuma, also translated “spirit,” means precisely the same thing.
THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT, THE PLANCHETTE MYSTERY, AND MODERN SPIRITUALISMHARRIET BEECHER STOWEMore than fifteen centuries elapsed before this pneuma—oxygen—was discovered by Lavoisier.
THE RIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURYERNST HAECKELAer may be explained, oti airei ta apo tes ges; or, oti aei rei; or, oti pneuma ex autou ginetai (compare the poetic word aetai).
CRATYLUSPLATOThe pneuma and the juice concentrate the power of the plant below so that it becomes denser.
THE LEGACY OF GREECEVARIOUSHe is a man, but a spiritual man, one in whom spirit or pneuma was the essential principle, so that he was spirit as well as man.
THE UNSEEN WORLD AND OTHER ESSAYSJOHN FISKEApparently Galen refers to the pneuma and the various humours.
ON THE NATURAL FACULTIESGALEN"Psyche" was in the breast; "Pneuma" was spread throughout the body; and "Nous" was in the head.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY, VOLUME 9 (OF 10)FRANOIS-MARIE AROUET (AKA VOLTAIRE)The question was sure to arise, Whence came this pneuma or spiritual quality?
THE UNSEEN WORLD AND OTHER ESSAYSJOHN FISKEThese vessels in the lungs, "through mutual contact" with the branches of the trachea, took in the pneuma.
THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN MEDICINEWILLIAM OSLERMaterial pneuma is destined to high functions; and man is to read by gas-light.
A BUDGET OF PARADOXES, VOLUME II (OF II)AUGUSTUS DE MORGANWORDS RELATED TO PNEUMA
- anima
- animating principle
- animation
- animus
- ardor
- bosom
- bottom
- breast
- breath of life
- cause
- conscience
- courage
- disposition
- ego
- essence
- feeling
- fervor
- force
- genius
- heart
- individuality
- intellect
- intelligence
- life
- marrow
- mind
- nobility
- noumenon
- personality
- pith
- pneuma
- principle
- quintessence
- reason
- recesses of heart
- secret self
- spirit
- spiritual being
- stuff
- substance
- thought
- vital force
- vitality
- vivacity
- élan vital
- animas
- animating principles
- animations
- animus
- ardors
- bosoms
- bottoms
- breasts
- breath of lifes
- causes
- consciences
- courage
- dispositions
- egos
- essences
- feelings
- fervor
- forces
- geniuses
- hearts
- individualities
- intellects
- intelligence
- lives
- marrows
- minds
- nobilities
- noumenons
- personalities
- pith
- pneumas
- principles
- quintessences
- reasons
- recesses of hearts
- secret selfs
- spirits
- spiritual beings
- stuff
- substances
- thoughts
- vital forces
- vitalities
- vivacity
- élan vitals
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