numen
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A chief sign of the divine afflatus," says Jamblichus, citing Porphyry, "is, that he who induces the numen into himself, sees the spirit descending, and its quantity and quality.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
No doubt later the Genius was accredited with powers over the fortune and misfortune of his possessor, but he never really developed anything like the independence of a god, and remained always rather a numen.
From The Religion of Ancient Rome by Cyril Bailey
But the eidolon, or likeness, became an idol; the nomen, or name, lapsed into a numen, or demon, as soon as they were drawn away from their original intention.
From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
Nullum numen adest si sit Prudentia," though, as Addison observes, "this sort of discretion has no place in private conversation between intimate friends.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
The worshipper consequently longed to find a "præsens numen" and the revelation of him in the cultus, and hoped to put himself in possession of the Deity by asceticism and mysterious rites.
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
The earliest Romans worshiped powerful spirits or divine forces, called numina, that they thought resided in everything around them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
A few weeks ago, Hazel wouldn’t have believed that anyone could sleep through a numina attack, but now she imagined her friends were still snoring away belowdecks.
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
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
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