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numen

nu·men

UK/ˈnjuː.mən/ US/ˈnuː.mən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)

Origin

Borrowed from Latin nūmen.

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