NUMINOUS


Meaning of NUMINOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-mə-nəs, ˈnyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin numin-, numen numen

Date: 1647

1. : supernatural , mysterious

2. : filled with a sense of the presence of divinity : holy

3. : appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense : spiritual

• nu·mi·nous·ness -nəs noun

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