HyperDic: numinous

English > 2 senses of the word numinous:
ADJECTIVEallnuminousevincing the presence of a deity
pertnuminousof or relating to or characteristic of a numen
English > numinous: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningevincing the presence of a deity.
Examples
  • "a numinous wood"
  • "the most numinous moment in the Mass"
Broadersacredconcerned with religion or religious purposes
Spanishnuminoso
Nounsnumena spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)
English > numinous: 2 senses > adjective 2, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or characteristic of a numen.
Nounsnumena spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)

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