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American Heritage Dictionary:

pneu·ma

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(nū'mə, nyū'-) pronunciation
n.
The soul or vital spirit.

[Greek.]


Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:

pneuma

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(Greek, breath) In Greek and particularly in Stoic thought, the spirit, force, or creative fire that infuses the bodies of human beings.

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