Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numinosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nu-mi-nos-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being numinous.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Civilization is, through the numinosity of divine kingship, the mediation between the impossible heights of the gods and the terrifying depths of the underworld."

Etymology

From Latin nūmin- + -osity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:nūmen

Usage

Inflected Forms

numinosities (plural)

Questions

What does numinosity mean?: Quality of being numinous.
Where does numinosity come from?: From Latin nūmin- + -osity.

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