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numinosum
1. Revealing or indicating the presence of a divinity; divine, spiritual: "Many religious practices and performances seem to be carried out for the sole purpose of calling forth the power of the numinosum at will by invocation, incantation, sacrifice, etc."
2. Relating to the experience of the divine as awesome or terrifying; designating that which governs the subject outside of his or her own will.
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