numinous

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːmɪnəs/
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• General-American: /ˈn(j)umənəs/
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From Latin nūmen (“nod of the head; divine sway or will; divinity”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality). Nūmen is believed to derive either from Latin *nuō (“to nod”) or from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “influence perceptible by the mind but not the senses”) (ultimately from νόος (nóos, “mind; thought; purpose”)).

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: свръхестествен (svrǎhestestven) — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Chinese Mandarin: 努秘 (nǔmì) — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Danish: numinøse — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Finnish: jumalallinen — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Finnish: hengellinen — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• French: numineux — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Galician: numinoso — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• German: numinos — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Hungarian: numinózus — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Italian: numinoso — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Italian: numinosa — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Japanese: ヌミノーゼ — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Northern Kurdish: giyanî — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Northern Kurdish: pîroz — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Latvian: numinoziškumas — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Russian: нумино́зность (numinóznostʹ) — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Serbo-Croatian: numinozan — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Serbo-Croatian: numinozna — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Serbo-Croatian: numinozno — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Spanish: numinoso — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Swedish: numinös — of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity
• Finnish: mystinen — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• German: numinos — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• Hungarian: misztikus — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• Hungarian: titokzatos — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• Serbo-Croatian: numinozan — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• Serbo-Croatian: numinozna — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• Serbo-Croatian: numinozno — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring
• Swedish: numinös — evoking a sense of the mystical — see also awe-inspiring