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单词 numen
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Definition of numen in English:

numen

nounPlural numina ˈnjuːmənˈn(y)o͞omən
  • The spirit or divine power presiding over a thing or place.

    the spirit of the place—its numen—was strong
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As he wrote in ‘The Truth and Life of Myth,’ ‘The word numen I take from Rudolf Otto's The Idea of the Holy.’
    • There was neither numen, nor fear, nor ecstasy.
    • Carew's speaker chooses to drain the Christian supernatural of its numen.
    • I feel as if one massive exercise of reason burnt me out, and now I'm moving in a world of numina, moved not by will but by the application of force.
    • Whatever numen is cast in the appropriate role depends on the personnel to hand.
    • It is able to do this because of the numen, the specific energy stored up in the archetype.
    • In the work of the late Swaminathan, the cultural symbols are converted to serve the elusive numen with a formal language.
    Synonyms
    deity, god, goddess, mother goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin.

Rhymes

crewman, crewmen, energumen, human, ichneumon, Newman, Schumann, subhuman, Trueman
 
 

Definition of numen in US English:

numen

nounˈn(y)o͞omən
  • The spirit or divine power presiding over a thing or place.

    the spirit of the place—its numen—was strong
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is able to do this because of the numen, the specific energy stored up in the archetype.
    • In the work of the late Swaminathan, the cultural symbols are converted to serve the elusive numen with a formal language.
    • There was neither numen, nor fear, nor ecstasy.
    • Carew's speaker chooses to drain the Christian supernatural of its numen.
    • I feel as if one massive exercise of reason burnt me out, and now I'm moving in a world of numina, moved not by will but by the application of force.
    • Whatever numen is cast in the appropriate role depends on the personnel to hand.
    • As he wrote in ‘The Truth and Life of Myth,’ ‘The word numen I take from Rudolf Otto's The Idea of the Holy.’
    Synonyms
    deity, god, goddess, mother goddess, divine being, celestial being, supreme being

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin.

 
 
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