On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Numinous. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sacred or spirit and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Numinous in a sentence
Numinous meaning
- Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity.
- Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.
Using Numinous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. | Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.
- Useful related words include: sacred, spirit, disembodied spirit.
Context around Numinous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Numinous
- In this selection, "numinous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spectators, experiences and fullness stand out and add context to how "numinous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include first through numinous experiences and in the numinous fullness of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "numinous" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with numinous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When faith finally tiptoed into my life it didn’t come through information or persuasion but, at least at first, through numinous experiences. (23 words)
He has a soft spot for numinous spectators who care nothing for human morality but can perhaps teach other characters to appreciate the world’s aesthetic potential. (27 words)
A bias toward the empirical, toward the evidential object in the numinous fullness of its being, leads to a certain lininess, as the artist intently maps the visible in a New World that feels surrounded by chaos and emptiness. (39 words)
The names of the first three Æsir in Norse mythology, Vili, Vé and Odin all refer to spiritual or mental state, vili to conscious will or desire, vé to the sacred or numinous and óðr to the manic or ecstatic. (40 words)
A bias toward the empirical, toward the evidential object in the numinous fullness of its being, leads to a certain lininess, as the artist intently maps the visible in a New World that feels surrounded by chaos and emptiness. (39 words)
He has a soft spot for numinous spectators who care nothing for human morality but can perhaps teach other characters to appreciate the world’s aesthetic potential. (27 words)
Example sentences (4)
He has a soft spot for numinous spectators who care nothing for human morality but can perhaps teach other characters to appreciate the world’s aesthetic potential.
When faith finally tiptoed into my life it didn’t come through information or persuasion but, at least at first, through numinous experiences.
A bias toward the empirical, toward the evidential object in the numinous fullness of its being, leads to a certain lininess, as the artist intently maps the visible in a New World that feels surrounded by chaos and emptiness.
The names of the first three Æsir in Norse mythology, Vili, Vé and Odin all refer to spiritual or mental state, vili to conscious will or desire, vé to the sacred or numinous and óðr to the manic or ecstatic.