numinous
pronunciation
How to pronounce numinous in British English:
UK [ˈnju:mɪnəs]
How to pronounce numinous in American English:
US [ˈnumɪnəs]
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- Adjective:
- evincing the presence of a deity
- of or relating to or characteristic of a numen
Word Origin
- numinous (adj.)
- "divine, spiritual," 1640s, from Latin numen (genitive numinis) "divine will," properly "divine approval expressed by nodding the head," from nuere "to nod," from PIE *neu- "to nod" (cognates: Greek neuein "to nod") + -ous.
Example
- 1. Then there are the more numinous trends .
- 2. Once formulated ; a theology evokes in its turn numinous feelings .
- 3. God , the creator , has altered into god , the numinous , worldly onlooker .
- 4. A numinous wood ; the most numinous moment in the mass .
- 5. There is no royal road to science , and only those who do not dread the fatigue of climbing can reach its numinous summits .