numinously

Examples

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• He spoke numinously about his experiences, leaving the audience captivated by a sense of wonder.

• According to Jung, the individuation process carries the ego back to the collective unconscious, which is a field of numinously charged complexes and archetypes.

  Academic text (1990)

• The ancient temple was numinously adorned, evoking a sense of spiritual awe.

Synonyms

D

divinely

vsnuminously

14 6.5

In a way believed to be from God

suggests a mysterious spiritual presence rather than direct action by a deity

S

supernaturally

vsnuminously

4 7.9

In a way that nature cannot explain

suggests a mysterious spiritual or sacred presence rather than general unexplained events

M

mystically

vsnuminously

2 8.2

In a way that seems connected to spiritual or unseen forces

points to an external mysterious presence rather than inner spiritual experience

E

ethereally

vsnuminously

• Literature

1 8.0

In a very light, delicate way that seems unreal

evokes a mysterious spiritual or sacred presence rather than mere delicate beauty

S

supernally

vsnuminously

• Literature

9.9

In a way that seems to come from heaven

suggests mystery and spiritual presence rather than elevated beauty

C

celestially

vsnuminously

7.7

In a way that seems to come from the sky or heavens

emphasizes a mysterious spiritual presence rather than a sky or heavens focus

How Sacred

divinely

14 6.5

numinously

• Literature

9.9

sacredly

1 5.6

spiritually

68 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology