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divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular
object
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Origin:
1620–30;
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Latin
nūmen
a nod, command, divine will or power, divinity; akin to
nūtāre
to nod the head in commanding or assent
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numina
(ˈnjuːmɪnə)
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n
the plural of
numen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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