numinous
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.nu·mi·nous
adjective \ˈnü-mə-nəs, ˈnyü-\Definition of NUMINOUS
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: filled with a sense of the presence of divinity : holy
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: appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense : spiritual
— nu·mi·nous·ness \-nəs\ noun
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- Her poetry is filled with a numinous beauty.
- <some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona>
Origin of NUMINOUS
Latin numin-, numen numen
First Known Use: 1647
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