pneumatologistn.
/ˌnjuːməˈtɒlədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˌn(j)uməˈtɑlədʒəst/ An expert in pneumatology.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > [noun] > student or teacher of psychology
psychologist1727
pneumatologist1801
psychologer1811
psychologue1842
psychologian1860
psychological1863
psychology student1890
psychist1896
psycho1925
psych1946
1801 Ann. Reg. 1800 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 227/1 To encourage the experimental pneumatologist to go on with his observations.
1948 R. M. French tr. N. Berdyaev Russ. Idea 179 Dostoyevsky is more of a pneumatologist than a psychologist; he poses problems of the spirit.
1992 C. Desmet Reading Shakespeare 165 Renaissance Catholic pneumatologist Father Noel Taillepied offers a taxonomy for distinguishing good from evil spirits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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