numinous, adj. (and n.)
Brit. /njumns/, U.S. /n(j)umns/ Forms: 16 18- numinous, 18 numynous. [< classical Latin nmin-, nmen NUMEN n. + -OUS suffix. In sense 2 after German (das) Numinöse, (das) Numinose (noun), numinös (adjective) (all forms R. Otto Das Heilige (1917) ii. 7, iii. 12).]
1. a. Of or relating to a numen; revealing or indicating the presence of a divinity; divine, spiritual. Also as n.
b. In extended use: giving rise to a sense of the spiritually transcendent; (esp. of things in art or the natural world) evoking a heightened sense of the mystical or sublime; awe-inspiring. Also as n.
2. Psychol. Relating to the experience of the divine as awesome or terrifying; designating that which governs the subject outside of his or her own will.
Also as n. Cf. NUMINOSUM n.
Also as n. Cf. NUMINOSUM n.
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