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numen

/ˈnjuː.mən/ UK
/ˈnuː.mən/ US

Rhymes with -uːmən

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Borrowed from Latin nūmen.

noun numina

A divinity, especially a local or presiding god. The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]
An influence or phenomenon at once mystical and transcendent. […]but never did the places or the persons turn into idols for my irrational worship. It was only the numen in them that I loved, who, as I passed by abstracted, whispered some immortal word in my ear.

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"numen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/numen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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numen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/numen

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"numen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/numen.

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@misc{numen_2026,
  title = {numen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/numen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}