numinous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   evincing the presence of a deity

   A numinous wood.

2. 2
   adj

   Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity.

   His interest in numinous objects led him on a quest for the Holy Grail.

From Latin nūmen (“nod of the head; divine sway or will; divinity”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality). Nūmen is believed to derive either from Latin *nuō (“to nod”) or from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “influence perceptible by the mind but not the senses”) (ultimately from νόος (nóos, “mind; thought; purpose”)).

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