numenn.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːmən/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)um(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural numina Brit.

/ˈnjuːmᵻnə/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)umənə/, (irregular) numena Brit.

/ˈnjuːmənə/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)umənə/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nūmen.

Etymology: < classical Latin nūmen divine will, divine power, divinity, god < -nuere to nod (in e.g. abnuere, innuere, renuere; also as simplex in undated glosses) < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek νεύειν to nod.

Divinity, god; a local or presiding power or spirit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun]

godeOE

deityc1374

higher powerc1384

princec1384

divinityc1386

governorc1400

powerc1425

numen1495

fear1535

heaven1554

godheada1586

godhood1586

landlorda1635

supreme1643

supercelestial1652

supernal1661

universality1681

father1820

unspeakable1843

Molimo1861

Mlimo1897

superperson1907

somebody up there1972

sky fairy1997

the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > divine quality or power

divinityc1528

numen1662

Godness1883

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xvii. cxlii. sig. Tiij^v/2 And the wode that hyght Nemus hath that name of Numen: that is god, for therin Yoo made a maw met.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xvii. cxlii. f. 318/² The Woode that is called Nemus, hath the name of Numen, that is God.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xvi. sig. L^v As if allowing them the name, they would conserue the Numen to themselues.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 193 That what they first meet..they make their Numen and tutelary God for that day.

1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. ix For it is the same Numen in us that moves all things in some sort or other.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. ii. 65 They madly dote upon Matter, and devoutly worship it, as the only Numen.

1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Antiquities 120/1 Any local one [sc. idol], whose Numen and worship..was already established as local, would not do.

1835 J. Taylor Wks. I. 112 The Divine presence hath made all places holy, and every place hath a Numen in it, even the eternal God.

1874 J. Fergusson in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 765 In a cathedral town where all unite..in..adoring the sacred and historical numen of the place.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 760/1 To the primitive..the presence of the divinity was indicated by..landmarks; and from this..grew the theory that a numen might be induced to take up an abode in an artificial heap of stones.

1936 E. Underhill Worship x. 197 In the teaching of the prophets of the Reform of Josiah, and of the Exile, we find God recognized and adored..as the Numen, the Eternal One, the utterly Transcendent.., and as the giver of the Moral Law.

1994 C. DeLint Memory & Dream 329 You call them numena, yourself. Strictly speaking, a numen is merely a spiritual force, an influence one might feel around a certain thing or place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	numen
释义	numenn. Brit. /ˈnjuːmən/, U.S. /ˈn(j)um(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural numina Brit. /ˈnjuːmᵻnə/, U.S. /ˈn(j)umənə/, (irregular) numena Brit. /ˈnjuːmənə/, U.S. /ˈn(j)umənə/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nūmen. Etymology: < classical Latin nūmen divine will, divine power, divinity, god < -nuere to nod (in e.g. abnuere, innuere, renuere; also as simplex in undated glosses) < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek νεύειν to nod. Divinity, god; a local or presiding power or spirit. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] godeOE deityc1374 higher powerc1384 princec1384 divinityc1386 governorc1400 powerc1425 numen1495 fear1535 heaven1554 godheada1586 godhood1586 landlorda1635 supreme1643 supercelestial1652 supernal1661 universality1681 father1820 unspeakable1843 Molimo1861 Mlimo1897 superperson1907 somebody up there1972 sky fairy1997 the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > divine quality or power divinityc1528 numen1662 Godness1883 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xvii. cxlii. sig. Tiij^v/2 And the wode that hyght Nemus hath that name of Numen: that is god, for therin Yoo made a maw met. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xvii. cxlii. f. 318/² The Woode that is called Nemus, hath the name of Numen, that is God. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xvi. sig. L^v As if allowing them the name, they would conserue the Numen to themselues. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 193 That what they first meet..they make their Numen and tutelary God for that day. 1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. ix For it is the same Numen in us that moves all things in some sort or other. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. ii. 65 They madly dote upon Matter, and devoutly worship it, as the only Numen. 1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Antiquities 120/1 Any local one [sc. idol], whose Numen and worship..was already established as local, would not do. 1835 J. Taylor Wks. I. 112 The Divine presence hath made all places holy, and every place hath a Numen in it, even the eternal God. 1874 J. Fergusson in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 765 In a cathedral town where all unite..in..adoring the sacred and historical numen of the place. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 760/1 To the primitive..the presence of the divinity was indicated by..landmarks; and from this..grew the theory that a numen might be induced to take up an abode in an artificial heap of stones. 1936 E. Underhill Worship x. 197 In the teaching of the prophets of the Reform of Josiah, and of the Exile, we find God recognized and adored..as the Numen, the Eternal One, the utterly Transcendent.., and as the giver of the Moral Law. 1994 C. DeLint Memory & Dream 329 You call them numena, yourself. Strictly speaking, a numen is merely a spiritual force, an influence one might feel around a certain thing or place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1495
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