numen
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The conception of the numen being so formless and indefinite, it is not surprising that in the genuine Roman religion there should have been no anthropomorphic representations of the divinity at all.
From The Religion of Ancient Rome by Cyril Bailey
Another of the oaths prescribed by command of Caligula was “per numen Drusillæ.”
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman
I laughingly observed, that the "Nullum numen abest" had been honoured with an unexpected illustration.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various
The-worship of images in all times and places is essentially founded on this belief in the incarnation of spirits and the numen of fetishes.
From Myth and Science An Essay by Tito Vignoli
Dieu est le superlatif, dont le positif est lhomme, says Carl Vogt; meaning, that the popular idea of a numen is that of a magnified and non-natural man.
From The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi by Sir Richard Francis Burton
The earliest Romans worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces, called numina, that they thought resided in everything around them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Unfortunately, Hazel guessed, judging from their last two encounters, Leo’s newest weapon had only annoyed the numina.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The numina montanum were sons of Gaea, Hazel’s least favorite goddess.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The scene disappeared in the fog, but when the mountain god bellowed again, other numina answered in the distance, their voices echoing through the valleys.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Leo muttered some unflattering comments about numina, but he turned the wheel.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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