Look up: numinous

1. numinous
   [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of a numen 2. [adj] - evincing the presence of a deity
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2. numinous
   adjective evincing the presence of a deity; `a numinous wood`; `the most numinous moment in the Mass`
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3. numinous
   adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a numen
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4. numinous
   (from the article `sacred`) ...Heilige (Eng. trans., The Idea of the Holy, 1923) appeared and exercised a great influence on the study of religion through its description of ... ...with an ethical aura or undertone. This is how most people understand it. But this lowers its potency considerably. There is clearly an overplus, ... ...i...
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5. numinous
   numinous, numinously 1. Of, like or pertaining to a deity; suffused with religious awe. 2. Pertaining to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural. 3. Surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious: that element in artistic expression that remains numinous. 4. Arousing one's elevated feel...
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6. Numinous
   A word coined from the Latin 'numen' by Rudolf Otto to signify the absolutely unique state of mind of the genuinely religious person who feels or is aware of something mysterious, terrible, awe-inspiring, holy and sacred. This feeling or awareness is a mysterium tremendum, beyond reason, beyond the ...
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7. Numinous
   `Numinous` () is an English adjective describing the power or presence of a divinity. The word was popularised in the early twentieth century by the German theologian date=April 2011--> the tendency to attract, fascinate and compel. The numinous experience also has a personal quality to it, in that ...
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