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Pneuma

Breath or spirit: in Stoicism the fiery breath that pervades the cosmos; in Christianity the Holy Spirit.

Also: spirit

Greek philosophy and Neoplatonism

Pneuma means breath, wind and spirit. The Stoics held it to be a mixture of fire and air that holds all things together and is identical with divine reason. The New Testament uses it for the Spirit of God and the spiritual part of the human being.