English Dictionary

numinous

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnjuːmɪnəs/

形容詞

Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. / Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.

日本語の意味

神の存在や神秘性に関係する / 神の気配や神聖な存在を示す / 神秘的、幽玄、超越的な印象を与える / 畏敬の念を抱かせる

The numinous silence of the ancient temple left us both humbled and awed.

古代の寺院の神性に満ちた静けさは、私たちを畏敬の念で満たした。

意味（1）

Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity.

His interest in numinous objects led him on a quest for the Holy Grail.

意味（2）

Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.

The Will of a King is very numinous; it hath a kind of vast universality in it, it is many times greater than the will of his whole Kingdom, stiffened with ill Counsel and ill Presidents: […]

more numinous （ comparative ）

most numinous （ superlative ）