Definition of numinous in English:

numinous

adjective ˈnjuːmɪnəsˈn(j)umənəs

Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.
the strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark
Example sentencesExamples
- Here, indeed, we have ‘matter for solace and pleasure’ as music's numinous beauty is set against the narrator's loss of youth and love to create an atmosphere of wistful nostalgia.
- When we speak of ‘the mind’ or ‘the self’ we are not talking about a set of numinous inner entities, which are not open to inspection, but about observable actions and language.
- Emerson's ‘spirit’ and ‘spirituality’ had already become less and less numinous, more and more material.
- More than that, though, it is a mysterious, numinous presence that inhabits it, both attractive and frightening, grand and gentle, like the spirit of the sea itself, and the peoples that live by and with it.
- I could imagine myself doing all of those things attempted but without ever feeling any sense of the numinous or of transcendence.
- But I've always felt instinctively that music had this numinous quality.
- But if science and mysticism are combined here, another aspect of A Furnace's Modernist interest in the non-rational is a strong sense of the occult and the numinous.
- My Chinese guests, probably typical citizens of modern China's grey agnostic culture, were immediately touched by the sense of peace, natural beauty and numinous aura at Tobernalt.
- But it works out superbly partly due to Tykwer's sense of the numinous that is present in all his films and equally due to some great performances.
- Brunnehilde, when she informs Siegmund of his imminent death, is another such darkling, numinous presence.
- Aside from the destruction of the spirit of numinous ancient places there is also the simple fact of artistic vandalism.
- To be spiritual means, primarily, to be the sort of person who seeks answers to the great questions in life from the religious and numinous realm of human culture and experience, and especially our dreams of divinity.
- He experienced the unconscious as a living, numinous presence, the constant companion of every waking moment.
- It's a different spiritual awareness than the numinous qualities of James MacMillan or the orthodox, religion-poaching Tavener.
- She says she is not religious, and no longer seems to think, as she used to, that she is living through the last of many reincarnations. But her sense of the numinous is real and strong.
- The place seemed dull to me - I was reading the Romantic poets for my Higher Secondary, and my taste was for wild landscapes and numinous presences.
- But if they're separated from the essence of music, which is its numinous quality, then the power of music has been debilitated.
- Is such an idea even comprehensible to men and women who live without the constant presence of the numinous or divine at our shoulder?
- That is, the archetypes have, when they appear, a distinctly numinous character which can only be described as ‘spiritual,’ if ‘magical’ is too strong a word.
- To inquire into the meaning of the word was to open oneself to a powerful, numinous presence that had the capacity to transform their lives.
Synonyms
non-material, inner, psychic, psychical, psychological

Derivatives

numinosity

noun

Originally the word kami was used to describe any mysterious or sacred reality, anything that seemed to possess numinosity.
Example sentencesExamples
- You have to really engage with it, live it, breathe it, experience the numinosity, the beauty, the sorrow and the joy.
- Despite what we might call the numinosity of this situation, Mr Tung takes an immediate liking to the new ‘tenant’, who introduces himself as Mr Chung Tse-hsia.
- In every period of worship these things take on the numinosity of faith, each with its inherent worth abruptly revealed.
- It was there that many Bulgarian freedom fighters were hidden during the 500 years of Turkish rule, and from what we could tell, a good deal of the monastery's meaning, its numinosity, was associated with its resistance to the Turks.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin numen, numin- 'divine will' + -ous.

Rhymes

bituminous, leguminous, luminous, voluminous

Definition of numinous in US English:

numinous

adjectiveˈn(y)o͞omənəsˈn(j)umənəs

Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.
the strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark
Example sentencesExamples
- My Chinese guests, probably typical citizens of modern China's grey agnostic culture, were immediately touched by the sense of peace, natural beauty and numinous aura at Tobernalt.
- That is, the archetypes have, when they appear, a distinctly numinous character which can only be described as ‘spiritual,’ if ‘magical’ is too strong a word.
- When we speak of ‘the mind’ or ‘the self’ we are not talking about a set of numinous inner entities, which are not open to inspection, but about observable actions and language.
- The place seemed dull to me - I was reading the Romantic poets for my Higher Secondary, and my taste was for wild landscapes and numinous presences.
- But if they're separated from the essence of music, which is its numinous quality, then the power of music has been debilitated.
- It's a different spiritual awareness than the numinous qualities of James MacMillan or the orthodox, religion-poaching Tavener.
- Is such an idea even comprehensible to men and women who live without the constant presence of the numinous or divine at our shoulder?
- To inquire into the meaning of the word was to open oneself to a powerful, numinous presence that had the capacity to transform their lives.
- Brunnehilde, when she informs Siegmund of his imminent death, is another such darkling, numinous presence.
- Emerson's ‘spirit’ and ‘spirituality’ had already become less and less numinous, more and more material.
- But I've always felt instinctively that music had this numinous quality.
- But it works out superbly partly due to Tykwer's sense of the numinous that is present in all his films and equally due to some great performances.
- She says she is not religious, and no longer seems to think, as she used to, that she is living through the last of many reincarnations. But her sense of the numinous is real and strong.
- Aside from the destruction of the spirit of numinous ancient places there is also the simple fact of artistic vandalism.
- He experienced the unconscious as a living, numinous presence, the constant companion of every waking moment.
- More than that, though, it is a mysterious, numinous presence that inhabits it, both attractive and frightening, grand and gentle, like the spirit of the sea itself, and the peoples that live by and with it.
- Here, indeed, we have ‘matter for solace and pleasure’ as music's numinous beauty is set against the narrator's loss of youth and love to create an atmosphere of wistful nostalgia.
- But if science and mysticism are combined here, another aspect of A Furnace's Modernist interest in the non-rational is a strong sense of the occult and the numinous.
- I could imagine myself doing all of those things attempted but without ever feeling any sense of the numinous or of transcendence.
- To be spiritual means, primarily, to be the sort of person who seeks answers to the great questions in life from the religious and numinous realm of human culture and experience, and especially our dreams of divinity.
Synonyms
non-material, inner, psychic, psychical, psychological

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin numen, numin- ‘divine will’ + -ous.

单词	numinous
释义	Definition of numinous in English: numinous adjective ˈnjuːmɪnəsˈn(j)umənəs Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity. the strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark Example sentencesExamples Here, indeed, we have ‘matter for solace and pleasure’ as music's numinous beauty is set against the narrator's loss of youth and love to create an atmosphere of wistful nostalgia. When we speak of ‘the mind’ or ‘the self’ we are not talking about a set of numinous inner entities, which are not open to inspection, but about observable actions and language. Emerson's ‘spirit’ and ‘spirituality’ had already become less and less numinous, more and more material. More than that, though, it is a mysterious, numinous presence that inhabits it, both attractive and frightening, grand and gentle, like the spirit of the sea itself, and the peoples that live by and with it. I could imagine myself doing all of those things attempted but without ever feeling any sense of the numinous or of transcendence. But I've always felt instinctively that music had this numinous quality. But if science and mysticism are combined here, another aspect of A Furnace's Modernist interest in the non-rational is a strong sense of the occult and the numinous. My Chinese guests, probably typical citizens of modern China's grey agnostic culture, were immediately touched by the sense of peace, natural beauty and numinous aura at Tobernalt. But it works out superbly partly due to Tykwer's sense of the numinous that is present in all his films and equally due to some great performances. Brunnehilde, when she informs Siegmund of his imminent death, is another such darkling, numinous presence. Aside from the destruction of the spirit of numinous ancient places there is also the simple fact of artistic vandalism. To be spiritual means, primarily, to be the sort of person who seeks answers to the great questions in life from the religious and numinous realm of human culture and experience, and especially our dreams of divinity. He experienced the unconscious as a living, numinous presence, the constant companion of every waking moment. It's a different spiritual awareness than the numinous qualities of James MacMillan or the orthodox, religion-poaching Tavener. She says she is not religious, and no longer seems to think, as she used to, that she is living through the last of many reincarnations. But her sense of the numinous is real and strong. The place seemed dull to me - I was reading the Romantic poets for my Higher Secondary, and my taste was for wild landscapes and numinous presences. But if they're separated from the essence of music, which is its numinous quality, then the power of music has been debilitated. Is such an idea even comprehensible to men and women who live without the constant presence of the numinous or divine at our shoulder? That is, the archetypes have, when they appear, a distinctly numinous character which can only be described as ‘spiritual,’ if ‘magical’ is too strong a word. To inquire into the meaning of the word was to open oneself to a powerful, numinous presence that had the capacity to transform their lives. Synonyms non-material, inner, psychic, psychical, psychological Derivatives numinosity noun Originally the word kami was used to describe any mysterious or sacred reality, anything that seemed to possess numinosity. Example sentencesExamples You have to really engage with it, live it, breathe it, experience the numinosity, the beauty, the sorrow and the joy. Despite what we might call the numinosity of this situation, Mr Tung takes an immediate liking to the new ‘tenant’, who introduces himself as Mr Chung Tse-hsia. In every period of worship these things take on the numinosity of faith, each with its inherent worth abruptly revealed. It was there that many Bulgarian freedom fighters were hidden during the 500 years of Turkish rule, and from what we could tell, a good deal of the monastery's meaning, its numinosity, was associated with its resistance to the Turks. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin numen, numin- 'divine will' + -ous. Rhymes bituminous, leguminous, luminous, voluminous Definition of numinous in US English: numinous adjectiveˈn(y)o͞omənəsˈn(j)umənəs Having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity. the strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark Example sentencesExamples My Chinese guests, probably typical citizens of modern China's grey agnostic culture, were immediately touched by the sense of peace, natural beauty and numinous aura at Tobernalt. That is, the archetypes have, when they appear, a distinctly numinous character which can only be described as ‘spiritual,’ if ‘magical’ is too strong a word. When we speak of ‘the mind’ or ‘the self’ we are not talking about a set of numinous inner entities, which are not open to inspection, but about observable actions and language. The place seemed dull to me - I was reading the Romantic poets for my Higher Secondary, and my taste was for wild landscapes and numinous presences. But if they're separated from the essence of music, which is its numinous quality, then the power of music has been debilitated. It's a different spiritual awareness than the numinous qualities of James MacMillan or the orthodox, religion-poaching Tavener. Is such an idea even comprehensible to men and women who live without the constant presence of the numinous or divine at our shoulder? To inquire into the meaning of the word was to open oneself to a powerful, numinous presence that had the capacity to transform their lives. Brunnehilde, when she informs Siegmund of his imminent death, is another such darkling, numinous presence. Emerson's ‘spirit’ and ‘spirituality’ had already become less and less numinous, more and more material. But I've always felt instinctively that music had this numinous quality. But it works out superbly partly due to Tykwer's sense of the numinous that is present in all his films and equally due to some great performances. She says she is not religious, and no longer seems to think, as she used to, that she is living through the last of many reincarnations. But her sense of the numinous is real and strong. Aside from the destruction of the spirit of numinous ancient places there is also the simple fact of artistic vandalism. He experienced the unconscious as a living, numinous presence, the constant companion of every waking moment. More than that, though, it is a mysterious, numinous presence that inhabits it, both attractive and frightening, grand and gentle, like the spirit of the sea itself, and the peoples that live by and with it. Here, indeed, we have ‘matter for solace and pleasure’ as music's numinous beauty is set against the narrator's loss of youth and love to create an atmosphere of wistful nostalgia. But if science and mysticism are combined here, another aspect of A Furnace's Modernist interest in the non-rational is a strong sense of the occult and the numinous. I could imagine myself doing all of those things attempted but without ever feeling any sense of the numinous or of transcendence. To be spiritual means, primarily, to be the sort of person who seeks answers to the great questions in life from the religious and numinous realm of human culture and experience, and especially our dreams of divinity. Synonyms non-material, inner, psychic, psychical, psychological Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin numen, numin- ‘divine will’ + -ous.
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