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nu⋅mi⋅nous

  [noo-muh-nuhs, nyoo-]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
2. surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious: that element in artistic expression that remains numinous.
3. arousing one's elevated feelings of duty, honor, loyalty, etc.: a benevolent and numinous paternity.
Origin:
1640–50; < L nūmin- (s. of nūmen) numen + -ous
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nu·mi·nous   (nōō'mə-nəs, nyōō'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a numen; supernatural.

  2. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence: a numinous place.

  3. Spiritually elevated; sublime.


[From Latin nūmen, nūmin-, numen.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

numinous 
"divine, spiritual," 1647, from L. numen (gen. numinis) "divine will," properly "divine approval expressed by nodding the head," from nuere "to nod" (cf. Gk. neuein "to nod").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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