| Front | numinous \NOO-muh-nuhs\ |
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| Back | adjective Supernatural, mysterious, or awe-inspiring. [From Latin numen (nod of the head, command, divine will). Earliest documented use: 1647.] "Rol and Noey's lives unfold in an atmosphere of mildly magical realism: a numinous shimmer at the edges of the everyday." - Geordie Williamson; Unsettled by Pain; The Australian (Sydney); Dec 3, 2011. |
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