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numinous
(redirected from Mysterium tremendum)

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nu·mi·nous  (nm-ns, ny-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a numen; supernatural.
2. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence: a numinous place.
3. Spiritually elevated; sublime.
[From Latin nmen, nmin-, numen.]
numinous [ˈnjuːmɪnəs]
adj
1. denoting, being, or relating to a numen; divine
2. arousing spiritual or religious emotions
3. mysterious or awe-inspiring
[from Latin numin-, numen + -ous]
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Adj.1.numinous - evincing the presence of a deity; "a numinous wood"; "the most numinous moment in the Mass"
sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
2.numinous - of or relating to or characteristic of a numen
numinous
adjective (Formal) holy, religious, heavenly, spiritual, divine, mysterious, supernatural, awe-inspiring the most natural and numinous of human passions
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Die dood, daardie mysterium tremendum, daardie blom met die geur van 'n belladonnakelk.
Die gebare en idiome van die sterwendes by Cloete, T.T. / Literator: Journal of Literary Criticism, comparative linguistics and literary studies
What it really is, Nathanson continues, quoting Holocaust expert Arthur Cohen, is "a mysterium tremendum, an utter mystery to the rational mind--a mystery that carries with it not only the aspect of vastness, but the resonance of terror, something so unutterably diabolic as to be literally unknowable to us.
The marketing of Evil: How radicals, elitists, and pseudo-experts ... by Adamick, Paula / Catholic Insight
Eustace describes his Image: Seed of Divine Life, a painting of Mary and child on metal and wood, as an attempt to "convey something of the mysterium tremendum, or a visual approximation of awe, divine, mystery, and terrible beauty.
Not for iconoclasts: the Museum of Biblical Art by Reidy, Maurice Timothy / Commonweal
 
 
 
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