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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.