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numen

[noo-min, nyoo-] / ˈnu mɪn, ˈnyu- /




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

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

Vale, virorum ornatissime, neque dedigneris quod colere audeam Genii tui serenitatem supplex tam tenuis, et, quoniam numen quoque hoc de se non negat, amare etiam.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Ergo, Amor, i, morere; i, magnas, Puer alme, per umbras5 Elysiis non tam numen inane locis.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

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

"Non numen habes si sit Prudentia,—eh, O'Kelly?" said Conway.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James