Numinous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnjuːmɪnəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Numinous is an adjective meaning Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity.
Meaning
Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity.
More Meanings
- Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.
Example Sentences
He held his own body in numinous esteem.
His interest in numinous objects led him on a quest for the Holy Grail.
Is death closer than they think? [Samuel Langhorne] Clemens sets the scene with a numinous description of the men waiting in the corncrib in the "veiled moonlight."
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: […]
Synonyms for numinous
Depending on context, synonyms include awesome, magical, mystical, mystic, sorcerous, sortilegious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sacred, divinelike, ominous, divine, nummuline, godly.
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