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What (who) is numinous - definition
AROUSING SPIRITUAL OR RELIGIOUS EMOTION; MYSTERIOUS OR AWE-INSPIRING
Numinosum; Numinosity; Mysterium fascinans; Numinous, The
numinous
['nju:m?n?s]
¦ adjective having a strong religious or spiritual quality.
Derivatives
numinosity noun
Origin
C17: from L. numen, numin- 'divine will' + -ous.
numinous
Things that are numinous seem holy or spiritual and mysterious. (LITERARY)
The account of spiritual struggle that follows has a humbling and numinous power.
ADJ
Numinous
Numinous () is a term derived from the Latin numen, meaning "arousing spiritual or religious emotion; mysterious or awe-inspiring."Collins English Dictionary -7th ed.
Wikipedia
Numinous
Numinous () is a term derived from the Latin numen, meaning "arousing spiritual or religious emotion; mysterious or awe-inspiring." The term was given its present sense by the German theologian and philosopher Rudolf Otto in his influential 1917 German book The Idea of the Holy. He also used the phrase mysterium tremendum as another description for the phenomenon. Otto's concept of the numinous influenced thinkers including Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade, and C. S. Lewis. It has been applied to theology, psychology, religious studies, literary analysis, and descriptions of psychedelic experiences.
Examples of use of numinous
1. He‘s interested in the numinous and transcendent all right, but he generally takes flight from recognisable rural origins.
2. The whole town of Glastonbury, overlooked by the numinous Tor, is either taking part in or providing the audience for a community drama that mingles Arthurian legend with a Passion Play.
3. And yet again crowds of pilgrims have congregated in Glastonbury, a site associated with the numinous origins of our nation, sitting caked in mud – as if in some arcane ritual – and listening to music that gives them intimations of transcendence.