HyperDic: numen

English > 1 sense of the word numen:
NOUNperson numena spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)
English > numen: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion).
Categoryreligion, faith, religious beliefA strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
Broaderspirit, disembodied spiritAny incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
Spanishnumen
Catalannumen
Adjectivesnuminousof or relating to or characteristic of a numen
numinousevincing the presence of a deity

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