Definition of "numinousness" [numinousness]

• The state or quality of being numinous. (noun)

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• "The numinousness also takes a strange form, because the books are about the Fall and about creating a "Republic of Heaven.""
• "The UC Berkeley professor and award-winning author, reliably visible at fundraisers, colloquia and protest rallies, seems one of those figures whose persona has acquired a certain moral numinousness in the public mind - much the way Japan designates its best artists Living"
• "He said, 'I believe we permanently lost contact of the possibilities of being in touch with the numinousness of an ancient civilization.'"