Pneumatomachian
/ˌnjuːmətə(ʊ)ˈmeɪkɪən/ /njuːˌmatə(ʊ)ˈmeɪkɪən/ /njʊˌmatə(ʊ)ˈmeɪkɪən/Church History
noun
A member of a 4th cent. sect who denied the divinity or personality of the Holy Spirit.
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Pneumatomachians.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in David Dickson (c1583–1662), Church of Scotland minister and theologian. From post-classical Latin Pneumatomachos or its etymon Byzantine Greek πνευματομάχος + -ian.