His interest in numinous objects led him on a quest for the Holy Grail.
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Numinous
/ˈnjuːmɪnəs/
Synonyms for "numinous" (165 found)
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all powerfulall seeingall-knowingall-powerfulall-seeingall-wisealmightyambiguousarcaneawe-inspiringawesomeawfulawingbeyond understandingbizarreboundlessbrightbrilliantcabalisticcantrip
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Adjective(2 words)
awe inspiringdivine
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omnipotentomnipresentomniscientoneotherworldlypast comprehensionpermanentperpetualpreterhumanpreternaturalpreternormalpretersensualpsychicpsychicalradiantramblingreligiousresplendentsacredsacrosanct
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shamanshamanicshamanistshamanisticshapingshiningsorceroussovereignspiritualsplendentsplendidsplendoroussplendroussuperhumansuperiorsupermundanesupernaturalsupernormalsuperphysicalsupersensiblesupersensualsupramundanesupranaturalsupremetalismanicthaumaturgictimelesstranscendentaltransmundaneubiquitousunaccomplishedunaccountableunboundeduncannyunchangingunconnectedundefinedunearthlyunfathomableunguessedunhumanunintelligibleunknowableunlimitedunsearchableunspeakableuntouchableunutterableunworldlyvenerablevoodoovoodooisticweirdwitchwitchlikewitchywizardlikewizardly
Adjective(4 words)
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4 entriesaesthetic attributemystical qualityreligious attributespiritual quality
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5 entriesnuminous atmospherenuminous experiencenuminous imagerynuminous moodnuminous presence
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6 entriesnuminous atmospherenuminous experiencenuminous imagerynuminous moodnuminous presencenuminous quality
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2 entriesmore numinousmost numinous
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1 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The fetish of Huitzilopochtli, bundled up and screened from profane eyes, now preceded the wandering group, carried on the back of his oracle-priest or sorcerer who alone was holy enough to handle safely the numinous object.
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He held his own body in numinous esteem.
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The use of blood to instill numen into a thing is illustrated by the establishment and annual renewal of Terminus, the boundary marker […] The transfer of numinous power to persons has its example in the drinking of blood by seers in order to get oracular vision.
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