NUMEN (numina)
Dictionary entry overview: What does numen mean? • NUMEN (noun)
The noun NUMEN has 1 sense:
1. a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)
Familiarity information: NUMEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NUMEN (noun)
Meaning:
A spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("numen" is a kind of...):
disembodied spirit; spirit (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
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