as in magic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona
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Buddy Holly’s puppy love malt shop rock n’ roll repurposed for this numinous oath.
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
The filmmaker’s signal accomplishment is to reveal Gia’s experiences, at civic and intimate levels, with friends and with strangers, as the numinous stuff of her inner life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
Whereas some fantasists use magic as a deus ex machina which transforms their narrative into farce in short order, at his point a little numinous wonder would do the characters of the A Song of Ice and Fire a world of good.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
As Greenberg was pondering this numinous feeling, someone tapped him on the shoulder and interrupted his reverie.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
The filmmaker’s signal accomplishment is to reveal Gia’s experiences, at civic and intimate levels, with friends and with strangers, as the numinous stuff of her inner life.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2023
Whereas some fantasists use magic as a deus ex machina which transforms their narrative into farce in short order, at his point a little numinous wonder would do the characters of the A Song of Ice and Fire a world of good.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2011
As Greenberg was pondering this numinous feeling, someone tapped him on the shoulder and interrupted his reverie.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2022
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Director: Christina Friedrich Germany Filmmaker Christina Friedrich asks 33 primary school children about their fears, taking us on a long night-journey through a magic world of their creation.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Night Is Dark and Brighter Than The Day Director: Christina Friedrich Germany Filmmaker Christina Friedrich asks 33 primary school children about their fears, taking us on a long night-journey through a magic world of their creation.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is the art of a Zen master or masterful art, the poetry of a mystic, or the grace of a selfless act of leadership.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Describe your sound in a sentence: Ambient/spiritual mystic folk.Alex Apatoff, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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But things will soon change for Justin, who will find himself back in the magical world helping a young wizard (Janice LeAnn Brown) save the Wizarding World.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lively, fun and full of some genuinely endearing magical moments, the new Disney series has the potential of standing just as prominently as its predecessor.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Numinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/numinous. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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