pneuma

n.
The soul or vital spirit.

[Greek.]

(NOO-muh, NYOO-)

noun
Spirit, soul.

Etymology
From Greek pneuma (breath, wind, spirit). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pneu- (to breathe) that is also the source of pneumatic, pneumonia, apnea, sneer, sneeze, snort, snore, and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. .]

Usage
"Eva Mendes is publicizing the new release The Spirit (oh, yes, even the pneuma needs a publicist in this age)." — Tirdad Derakhshani; 'Phantom' Sequel is Near; The Philadelphia Inquirer; Dec 31, 2008.

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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.