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Nomen CEFR B1
[ˈnuː.mɛn]

Definitiones

  1. a nod of the head
  2. divine sway or will
  3. divine power or right
  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)
  5. fairy

Exempla

“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.)”

Gradus CEFR

B1
Medius
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
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Cursum Gratuitum Incipe

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