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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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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