Pneumatic (Gnosticism)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
"Pneumatic drill"
"Pneumatic tire"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < < .
Adjective
- Of, or related to air or other gases
- Of, or related to pneumatics
- Powered by, or filled with compressed air
- Having cavities filled with air
- Spiritual; Of, or related to the pneuma
- well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy (especially during sex)
- "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)
Noun
- In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).