Numinous - English meaning

adjective

Causing you to feel great respect or admiration

Usage examples:

Niagara falls really is an awe-inspiring sight., her knowledge of computers is quite awe-inspiring.

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

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Heroes with divine powers

noun

A cleric or theologian.

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There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb

Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.

Usage examples:

Mum had divined my state of mind

adjective

Dedicated or consecrated to god or a religious purpose; sacred.

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The holy bible

adjective

Considered to be pure or good because of being related to what a religion values

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Holy scriptures, jerusalem is a holy city to christians, muslims, and jews., my nephew is a holy te…

adjective

Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Usage examples:

His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances

adjective

Strange, not known, or not understood

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She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has give…

adjective

Relating to or believing in a religion.

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Both men were deeply religious and moralistic

noun

A person bound by monastic vows.

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It was not, one would think, the normal one of a religious with a church.

adjective

Of, relating to, or involved with religion, or living and worshiping according to the beliefs of a particular religion

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A religious holiday, he is deeply religious.

adjective

Connected with god or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.

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Sacred rites

adjective

Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

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I'm responsible for his spiritual welfare

noun

A religious song of a kind associated with black christians of the southern us, and thought to derive from the combination of european hymns and african musical elements by black slaves.

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The cwmbach male voice choir entertained with a traditional repertoire of welsh hymns, spirituals a…

noun

A kind of religious song, originally developed by african-americans

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Religion focuses on the spiritual side of life., he’s the group’s spiritual leader., researchers ar…

adjective

Beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience.

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The search for a transcendent level of knowledge

adjective

Greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others

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Transcendent power/beauty/love, he describes seeing pelé play football as one of the transcendent m…

adjective

Unnatural or mysterious, especially in a disturbing way.

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Unearthly quiet

adjective

Strange and mysterious, and sometimes frightening

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The streetlights cast an unearthly glow in the thick fog., i was awakened at some unearthly hour by…