numina

American  

[noo-muh-nuh, nyoo-] / ˈnu mə nə, ˈnyu- /

noun

1. the plural of numen.

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numina British  

/ ˈnjuːmɪnə /

noun

1. the plural of numen

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Example Sentences

The deities are already clear-cut, individual personalities of distinct ethos, plastically shaped figures such as the later sculpture and painting could work upon, not vaguely conceived numina like the forms of the old Roman religion.

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When such powers or numina were conceived as personalities with definite names they became ‘gods,’ dei.

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Accordingly, the baals are not to be regarded necessarily as local variations of one and the same god, like the many Virgins or Madonnas of Catholic lands, but as distinct numina.

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The first, whose principal though not sole champion is Max Müller, holds that myths are the result of a disease of language—words become things, "nomina numina."

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The idea of conforming 365his life to the will of any of these numina would, of course, be absolutely strange to him—the expression would have no meaning whatever for him.

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