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Meaning of "numen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NUMEN

From Latin: a nod (indicating a command), divine power; compare nuere to nod.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NUMEN

numen  [ˈnjuːmɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Numen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Numen

Numen, pl. numina, is a Latin term for "divinity", or a "divine presence", "divine will". Numen was also used in the imperial cult of ancient Rome, to refer to the guardian-spirit, 'godhead' or divine power of a living emperor—in other words, a means of worshiping a living emperor without literally calling him a god. Numen is also used by sociologists to refer to the idea of magical power residing in an object, particularly when writing about ideas in the western tradition. When used in this sense, numen is nearly synonymous with mana. However, some authors reserve use of mana for ideas about magic from Polynesia and southeast Asia.

Definition of numen in the English dictionary

The definition of numen in the dictionary is a deity or spirit presiding over a thing or place. Other definition of numen is a guiding principle, force, or spirit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUMEN


acumen
ˈækjʊˌmɛn
amen
ˌeɪˈmɛn
catechumen
ˌkætɪˈkjuːmɛn
cerumen
sɪˈruːmɛn
dolmen
ˈdɒlmɛn
energumen
ˌɛnəˈɡjuːmɛn
examen
ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn
hegumen
hɪˈɡjuːmɛn
hymen
ˈhaɪmɛn
jazzmen
ˈdʒæzmɛn
men
mɛn
nomen
ˈnəʊmɛn
outdoorsmen
ˌaʊtˈdɔːzmɛn
regimen
ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛn
rumen
ˈruːmɛn
semen
ˈsiːmɛn
Turkmen
ˈtɜːkmɛn
Tutankhamen
ˌtuːtənˈkɑːmɛn
Xiamen
ˈʃjɑːˈmɛn
yamen
ˈjɑːmɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUMEN

numdah
numerability
numerable
numerably
numeracy
numeraire
numeral
numerally
numerary
numerate
numeration
numerative
numerator
numeric
numeric keypad
numerical
numerical analysis
numerical control
numerical identity
numerically

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUMEN

abdomen
albumen
bitumen
Bremen
cacumen
carmen
crimen
crumen
fishermen
gentlemen
horsemen
lumen
Namen
ramen
specimen
the bitumen
tradesmen
Tyumen
women
Yemen

Synonyms and antonyms of numen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «numen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUMEN

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The translations of numen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «numen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纽曼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

numen
570 millions of speakers

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numen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Numen
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

numen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Numen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nume
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

numen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

numen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Numen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

numen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

天分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

numen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Numen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

numen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெய்வத் தன்மை வாய்ந்த வலிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Numen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güdü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nume
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Numen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Numen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

numen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

numen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

numen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

numen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

numen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of numen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMEN»

The term «numen» is regularly used and occupies the 83.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «numen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «numen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about numen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMEN»

Discover the use of numen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to numen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alchemical Traditions: From Antiquity to the Avant-Garde:
Featuring both well-established scholars and emerging, cutting-edge researchers, this book synthesises a quintessentially high caliber of academic authorities on the vast and baroque heritage of the alchemical world.
Aaron Cheak, 2013
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Occult Traditions
Thus, Occult Traditions invites the reader to journey along with the authors and conjurors, who have been generous enough to share their visions and gestures in this book, through various traditions relating to distinct historical ...
Damon Lycourinos Lycourinos, Damon Zacharias Lycourinos, 2012
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nam - numen
Vocabularium Iurisprudentiae Romanae: Nam - Numen: Tomus IV. Hlbbd 1. Fasc 1
Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 1968
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Numen Adest: A Novella
A Novella Peter Geoghegan. PETER GEOGHEGAN Peter Geoghegan was born in Galway in 1981. He spent the formative years of his life in Longford town. He left St. Mel's College and Longford town in 1998 to 'find his fortune'. After gaining  ...
Peter Geoghegan, 2005
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Studies in the history of religions. 1
2) See for this and subsequent quotations from the Rgveda Samhita: Der Rig- Veda, aus dem Sanskrit ins Deutsche ubersetzt und mit einem laufenden NUMEN, Suppl. XI 3 understands samana as battle, so that Usas becomes in stanza The ...
‎1975
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Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and ...
Numen, Old Men then examines Ken Wilbers integral spirituality which aims to honour and transcend both the masculine and feminine, but which privileges the former to the extent where it becomes another masculine spirituality, with all its ...
Joseph Gelfer, 2009
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Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism:
"Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism" gives a new perspective on contemporary Japanese Zen Buddhism.
J2rn Borup, 2008
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The Imperial Cult in the Latin West: Studies in Teh Ruler ...
What I point out, after clearly distinguishing between genius and numen, is that the ancient authors occasionally refer to the genius as numen in the developed sense of the word it had acquired by metonymy: that is, they call the genius a god  ...
Duncan Fishwick, 2005
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The story of Genesis and Exodus: an early English song, ...
64/2228; numen, pp. 109/3840. binumen (= ben numen). See bi- cumen, inf. binumen, pp. See cumen, pp., ouer- cumen, inf., munen, inf. cumen, inf. munen, inf. 47/1622; numen, pp. 19/634, 59/2070, 61/ 2128, 81/2826,87/3066, 107/3768,  ...
Richard Morris, Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge). Library, 1865
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The Story of Genesis and Exodus, an Early English Song, ...
64/2228; numen, pp. 109/3840. binumen ben numen). See bi- cumen, inf. binumen, pp. See cumen, pp., ouer- cumen, inf., munen, inf. cumen, inf. munen, inf. 47/1622 ; numen, pp. 19/634, 59/2070, 61/ 2128, 81/2826, 87/3066, 107/3768 , ...
Richard Morris, 1865

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term numen is used in the context of the following news items.
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When does spider installation TAPE open in Cardiff?
TAPE is the brainchild of Numen / For Use, a Croatian collective working in the field of conceptual art, scenography and spatial design and is ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
The startups picked to restart Perth
ECOCENTRIC ENERGY: has developed Numen System, which is designed to revolutionise the decision-making process in using and ... «BRW, Jul 15»
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Startups named for Energise accelerator
Ecocentric Energy: has developed 'Numen System' a system designed to revoutionise the decision making process in using and conserving ... «Business News, Jul 15»
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2 in Englewood area face marijuana charges
The woman had an order prohibiting Mark Matthew Numen, 44, 200 block of Marker Road in Rotonda West. She said Numen has been to her ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Baseball honor roll for 2015
CHEEKTOWAGA: Khaled Numen-Ali-12, Joe Perillo-12, Robert Wilson-12. DEPEW: Austin Pilley-10, Aaron Potter-10, Jonathan Wolf-10. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Genesee County author celebrates the small, beautiful America
Rather our numen is found in our regions, our little places, the unseen America beyond the ken of our placeless rulers."-Poetry Night at the ... «WBFO, Jul 15»
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Everything is “specifically” illuminated: neuroscientist-turned-artist …
"It's mesmerizing," says Evi Numen, exhibits manager at the Mutter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia who has organized a ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
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What You See When You See: Anish Kapoor- What you see isn't …
His play with 'numen' was already an obsession in the contemporary Indian context. In India, Kapoor was displayed at the NGMA, Delhi (2011) ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jun 15»
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Giant spider web art installation set to descend on Cardiff
Ever wondered what it's like to actually be IN a spider web? Now's your chance as Numen/For Use bring their massive art installation to Cardiff ... «WalesOnline, Jun 15»
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Red Dogs in the Sunset
Numen Lumen” is the one I remember best. It was everywhere. And why not? It's short. It rhymes. It's catchy. And it spins a nice yarn: “Divine ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Numen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/numen>. Apr 2024 ».
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