Etymology

numen

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Today it means: A divinity, especially a local or presiding god. Full definition →

Latin numen
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnumen
  2. Latin · borrowed fromnumen
  3. English todaynumen

Borrowed from Latin nūmen.

Words from the same roots

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numinous

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