numen
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But then, Nullum numen abest, si sit Prudentia.
From A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh by Defoe, Daniel
The only certain result that we can win from the study of these adjectival titles is that they represent a transition between animism and polytheism, a transition exactly expressed by the one word numen.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde
"Non numen habes si sit Prudentia,—eh, O'Kelly?" said Conway.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James
At id neque fleri potest, neque Christi sanctissimum numen approbat.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
Ergo, Amor, i, morere; i, magnas, Puer alme, per umbras5 Elysiis non tam numen inane locis.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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