numinosity

noun

Etymology

From Latin nūmin- + -osity.

  1. derived from nūmin- + -osity

Definitions

  1. Quality of being numinous.

    • Civilization is, through the numinosity of divine kingship, the mediation between the impossible heights of the gods and the terrifying depths of the underworld.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for numinosity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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