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Numinous

//ˈnjuːmɪnəs// adj

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Adjective

1
Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity.
"His interest in numinous objects led him on a quest for the Holy Grail."
2
Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.
"The Will of a King is very numinous; it hath a kind of vast universality in it, it is many times greater than the will of his whole Kingdom, stiffened with ill Counsel and ill Presidents: […]"

Adjective

1
evincing the presence of a deity wordnet
2
of or relating to or characteristic of a numen wordnet

Etymology

From Latin nūmen (“nod of the head; divine sway or will; divinity”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality). Nūmen is believed to derive either from Latin *nuō (“to nod”) or from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “influence perceptible by the mind but not the senses”) (ultimately from νόος (nóos, “mind; thought; purpose”)).

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