Meaning of nūmen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a nod of the head
   declension-3
2. divine sway or will
   declension-3
3. divine power or right
   declension-3
4. divinity (Georges Dumézil argues this is a modern meaning and not one from the Classical period, where it was either attributed to particular gods or other entities, such as in numen Cereris or numen dei, or wrongly interpreted)
   declension-3
5. fairy
   broadly, declension-3

Examples

“the immortal gods protect the roofs of the city with divine will and aid”

“in prece tōtus eram: caelestia nūmina sēnsī, laetaque purpureā lūce refulsit humus. [As] I was rapt in prayer, I sensed [the presence of] heavenly powers, and the joyful ground gleamed with purple light. (A poetic encounter with Vesta (mythology); see also Vestalia.)”

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