numinosumn.

Brit.

/njuːmᵻˈnəʊsəm/, U.S.

/ˌn(j)uməˈnoʊs(ə)m/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German (das) Numinose.

Etymology: < German (das) Numinose the numinous (see numinous adj.), with alteration of the ending after classical Latin nouns in -um.

Chiefly Psychology.

= numinous adj. (and n.) 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > mysticism > a mystery > [noun] > of all religions

numinous1647

numinosum1938

1938 C. G. Jung Psychol. & Relig. i. 4 Religion, as the Latin word denotes, is a careful and scrupulous observation of what Rudolf Otto aptly termed the ‘numinosum’.

1950 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 235 Modern psychology, with its exploration of complexes, has touched upon a taboo laid by ego-consciousness on the psychic ‘numinosum’ and ‘tremendum’.

1973 J. Singer Boundaries of Soul v. 123 Many religious practices and performances seem to be carried out for the sole purpose of calling forth the power of the numinosum at will by invocation, incantation, sacrifice [etc.].

1999 O. Broumas Imaginary Sufi Garden in Rave 177 Since I know nothing at all I shall be what occurs And that is the numinosum.

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

单词	numinosum
释义	numinosumn. Brit. /njuːmᵻˈnəʊsəm/, U.S. /ˌn(j)uməˈnoʊs(ə)m/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German (das) Numinose. Etymology: < German (das) Numinose the numinous (see numinous adj.), with alteration of the ending after classical Latin nouns in -um. Chiefly Psychology. = numinous adj. (and n.) 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > mysticism > a mystery > [noun] > of all religions numinous1647 numinosum1938 1938 C. G. Jung Psychol. & Relig. i. 4 Religion, as the Latin word denotes, is a careful and scrupulous observation of what Rudolf Otto aptly termed the ‘numinosum’. 1950 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 235 Modern psychology, with its exploration of complexes, has touched upon a taboo laid by ego-consciousness on the psychic ‘numinosum’ and ‘tremendum’. 1973 J. Singer Boundaries of Soul v. 123 Many religious practices and performances seem to be carried out for the sole purpose of calling forth the power of the numinosum at will by invocation, incantation, sacrifice [etc.]. 1999 O. Broumas Imaginary Sufi Garden in Rave 177 Since I know nothing at all I shall be what occurs And that is the numinosum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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