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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Recent Examples of numinous
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for numinous
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Wendt is just punching the clock in Santa Buddies, which is fair, because its internal mythology, which revolves around a magic icicle that melts whenever kids stop believing in Santa — an interesting spin on climate change, to be sure — is exhausting.Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Early Wednesday morning, Republicans led 197-167, with each party focusing in on the magic 218.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The show is a mystic library, full of places that no longer exist.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 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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From the terrifying Basilisk serpent to the majestic hippogriff Buckbeak, VFX giant Framestore brought to life many of J.K. Rowling’s magical creatures in the Harry Potter films.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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But this world of theater felt very magical and colorful.Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Numinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numinous. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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