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numinous

[noo-muh-nuhs, nyoo-] / ˈnu mə nəs, ˈnju- /


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Living below one’s means and avoiding lifestyle creep allows me to access more of what I call my numinous self.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Her flutes — from piccolo to bass and all in between — and friends became magic makers in this numinous physical and musical landscape.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

Other people are already, in some sense, absent—existing only in our mental perception or, these days, in the numinous world of our extended digital consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Kirk was after something cooler, grander, more numinous and entirely of the moment: celebrity as a celebration of itself, untethered to any specific skills or accomplishments.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2025

“Risley continues her disconcerting deconstruction of perceived gender and its relationship to perceived power, especially in respect to numinous imagery,” she says.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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