as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona
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Buddy Holly’s puppy love malt shop rock n’ roll repurposed for this numinous oath.
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
The filmmaker’s signal accomplishment is to reveal Gia’s experiences, at civic and intimate levels, with friends and with strangers, as the numinous stuff of her inner life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
Whereas some fantasists use magic as a deus ex machina which transforms their narrative into farce in short order, at his point a little numinous wonder would do the characters of the A Song of Ice and Fire a world of good.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
As Greenberg was pondering this numinous feeling, someone tapped him on the shoulder and interrupted his reverie.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
The filmmaker’s signal accomplishment is to reveal Gia’s experiences, at civic and intimate levels, with friends and with strangers, as the numinous stuff of her inner life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
Whereas some fantasists use magic as a deus ex machina which transforms their narrative into farce in short order, at his point a little numinous wonder would do the characters of the A Song of Ice and Fire a world of good.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
As Greenberg was pondering this numinous feeling, someone tapped him on the shoulder and interrupted his reverie.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022
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To test the properties of the magic mud, the group developed custom equipment.Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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That is your magic number, assuming no surprises anywhere else.ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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This is the art of a Zen master or masterful art, the poetry of a mystic, or the grace of a selfless act of leadership.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Describe your sound in a sentence: Ambient/spiritual mystic folk.Alex Apatoff, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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And then there’s the merch, which ranges from baby clothes at H&M to a $499 replica of the magical Mirror of Erised at Pottery Barn.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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And even surprises, like a magical experience at Disneyland Paris.Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Numinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numinous. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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