numen

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I laughingly observed, that the "Nullum numen abest" had been honoured with an unexpected illustration.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various

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

Hither Numa came to visit the forest-gods Faunus and Picus at their sacred fountain: Lucus Aventino suberat niger ilicis umbra, Quo posses viso dicere, numen inest.

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

G ood is quað Joseph to dremen of win. heilnesse an blisse is ðer in. ðre daies ben get for to cumen. ðu salt ben ut of prisun numen.

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

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