Associations to the word «Numen»

Wiktionary

NUMEN, noun. A divinity, especially a local or presiding god

Dictionary definition

NUMEN, noun. A spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion).

Wise words

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