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Definition of numen in English: numennounPlural numina ˈnjuːmənˈn(y)o͞omən The spirit or divine power presiding over a thing or place. 守护神 the spirit of the place—its numen—was strong Example sentencesExamples - As he wrote in ‘The Truth and Life of Myth,’ ‘The word numen I take from Rudolf Otto's The Idea of the Holy.’
- There was neither numen, nor fear, nor ecstasy.
- Carew's speaker chooses to drain the Christian supernatural of its numen.
- I feel as if one massive exercise of reason burnt me out, and now I'm moving in a world of numina, moved not by will but by the application of force.
- Whatever numen is cast in the appropriate role depends on the personnel to hand.
- It is able to do this because of the numen, the specific energy stored up in the archetype.
- In the work of the late Swaminathan, the cultural symbols are converted to serve the elusive numen with a formal language.
Synonyms deity, god, goddess, mother goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin. Rhymescrewman, crewmen, energumen, human, ichneumon, Newman, Schumann, subhuman, Trueman Definition of numen in US English: numennounˈn(y)o͞omən The spirit or divine power presiding over a thing or place. 守护神 the spirit of the place—its numen—was strong Example sentencesExamples - It is able to do this because of the numen, the specific energy stored up in the archetype.
- In the work of the late Swaminathan, the cultural symbols are converted to serve the elusive numen with a formal language.
- There was neither numen, nor fear, nor ecstasy.
- Carew's speaker chooses to drain the Christian supernatural of its numen.
- I feel as if one massive exercise of reason burnt me out, and now I'm moving in a world of numina, moved not by will but by the application of force.
- Whatever numen is cast in the appropriate role depends on the personnel to hand.
- As he wrote in ‘The Truth and Life of Myth,’ ‘The word numen I take from Rudolf Otto's The Idea of the Holy.’
Synonyms deity, god, goddess, mother goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin. |