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numinous (adj.)
"divine, spiritual," 1640s, from Latin
numen
(genitive
numinis
) "divine will," properly "divine approval expressed by nodding the head," from
nuere
"to nod," from PIE
*neu-
"to nod" (cognates: Greek
neuein
"to nod") +
-ous
.