numen
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The conception of the numen being so formless and indefinite, it is not surprising that in the genuine Roman religion there should have been no anthropomorphic representations of the divinity at all.
From The Religion of Ancient Rome by Cyril Bailey
Lastly, when the deus is complete, the functions of the former numen become attributes or qualities, traces of which we find in the pairs of deities in Gellius, xiii.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by W. Warde Fowler
The-worship of images in all times and places is essentially founded on this belief in the incarnation of spirits and the numen of fetishes.
From Myth and Science An Essay by Tito Vignoli
Nullum numen abest: the gods are all on the side of the provident.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Curtis C. Bushnell
Not yet apparently had its numen forsaken it, for through him passed a thrill at the discovery.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
The earliest Romans worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces, called numina, that they thought resided in everything around them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Leo muttered some unflattering comments about numina, but he turned the wheel.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Unfortunately, Hazel guessed, judging from their last two encounters, Leo’s newest weapon had only annoyed the numina.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The scene disappeared in the fog, but when the mountain god bellowed again, other numina answered in the distance, their voices echoing through the valleys.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The numina montanum were sons of Gaea, Hazel’s least favorite goddess.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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