numen

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Jn al fulsum hed sulen it ben numen.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

Tanith has been identified with Artemis, and the later cults of Punic Africa give great prominence to the "celestial virgin," or "virginal numen."

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Great they knew was “Jupiter Best and Greatest” of conquering Rome; and great the numen of the Cæsar, to which everywhere in this rich and servile province shrines were rising.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

Apparet divum numen sedesque quietae quas neque concutiunt venti nec nubila nimbis aspergunt neque nix acri concreta pruina 20 cana cadens violat semperque innubilus aether integit, et large diffuso lumine rident.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

Est aqua Mercurii port� vicina Capen�; Si juvat expertis credere, numen habet.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.