numinous

2 antonyms for numinous — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Connected with a god or divine spirit; showing that a divine power is present.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Connected with a god or divine spirit; showing that a divine power is present.

“He held his own body in numinous esteem.”

Opposites

profane secular

2. adj

Giving a strong feeling of wonder or mystery, as if something greater than us is present.

“A post-scarcity communism that doesn't dispense with all thoughts of the divine and numinous can't be precluded.”

magical mystical mystic

Antonyms

profane secular

Etymology

Formed from Latin nūmen (“nod of the head; divine sway or will; divinity”) and -ous (a suffix forming adjectives from nouns, showing possession or presence of a quality). Nūmen itself is thought to come either from Latin *nuō (“to nod”) or from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “influence perceptible by the mind but...

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