Definitions for numina

numina nu·mi·na

Spelling: [noo-muh-nuh, nyoo-]
IPA: /ˈnu mə nə, ˈnyu-/

Numina is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 72 anagrams from letters in numina (aimnnu).

Definitions for numina

noun

  1. plural of numen.
  2. divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.

Origin of numina

1620-30; Latin nūmen a nod, command, divine will or power, divinity; akin to nūtāre to nod the head in commanding or assent

Examples for numina

The ideas are simpler, the numina seem less cold and more protective, the worshippers more sensible of divine aid.

Somnia qua mentes ludunt volitantibus umbris,Non delumbra deum nec ab there numina mittunt,Sed sibi quisque facit.

Within the family every act, every relation, was matter of religion; the numina had to be considered in regard to it.

The gods are nomina and not numina, names without being and not beings without name.

Word Value for numina
Scrable

8

Words with friends

12

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