pneumatological
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- adjective
- /njuːˌmætəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Formal
- Many theologians study pneumatological concepts to better understand spiritual beings.
- pneumatological ecclesiology
- pneumatological anthropology
- pneumatological framework
Examples
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Rather, in light of a pneumatological Christology, we must recognize the Holy Spirit as the Church's co-institutor.
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Clearly, for Congar, pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology are two closely interrelated dimensions of his theology of the Holy Spirit.
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Yet, a pneumatological approach to the Spirit as movement of and in the cosmos has not been proposed.
Academic text (2009) -
The opening paragraphs were not entirely pneumatological, though they were heavily so.
Academic text (1991) -
One must recognize the complete freedom of theologians to write on the important topic of the pneumatological dimensions of Mariology.
Academic text (2005) -
Augustine's theological synthesis of the canonical narrative reveals the Johannine logic of the Pater-Filius relationship and its pneumatological fulfillment.
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The church's teachings often explore pneumatological themes related to the Holy Spirit.
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A pneumatological perspective emphasizes the importance of spirituality in human relationships.
Surface Forms
Morphology
pneumatological = pneumatology (semi-transparent) = pneumatology + ical
The adjective is formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ical' to the noun 'pneumatology', a standard and predictable derivation.
Etymology
Pneumatological comes from the Greek root pneuma, which means 'breath' or 'spirit'. You can see the same root in words like pneumatic and pneumonia, so pneumatological is about 'spirit' and the study of spiritual beings in religion.