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Numinosity

1. Of or relating to a numen; supernatural.
2. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence: a numinous place.
3. Spiritually elevated; sublime.
4. arousing spiritual or religious emotions
5. mysterious or awe-inspiring Latin numen divine will

The term numinosity isn’t too well-known beyond the academic study of religion and anthropology.

In a sense numinosity is like the more familiar term luminosity.

But numinosity refers to a subtle, spiritual light instead of an outwardly visible light such as the luminosity of the moon.

While numinosity and luminosity may coexist, they remain somehow different.
"The sprinkling of Holy Water was the most numinous moment in the Mass"

"After meditation, Jenny is often filled with great feelings of numinosity."
by Jennifire January 21, 2009
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numbing

the act of completely losing all touch with the real world by subjecting yourself to mindless,wasteful activity (often over the course of several hours) that often results in loss of brain cells and temporary conciousness. activities that qualify as numbing are: text messaging,being on myspacefor over six hours straight, guitar hero, video games, computer solitaire, and/ or any electronic device that a digital immigrant cannot operate.
Numbing causes you to lose all touch with reality. For example, if one where to call your name while "numbing" you wouldn't respond period. However, after the numb session, all consciousness would be regained and you were address the person that called your name.
student 1: man, i am so tired. i am gonna fail this test! i didn't study at all!

student 2: me neither, i wanted to study but instead i was numbing for five hours on myspace. and the funny thing is, is i wasn't even doing anything on it! i finally stopped because my eyes were watering so bad and i black out for a second. it was four in the morning!
by Molly!!!! July 13, 2007
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M. A. Numminen (Mauri Antero)

A famous underground artist from Finland. He has many great songs, i.e. Balls Between Zip (Munat jäi vetoketjun väliin).
M.A. Numminen is the best artist in the world.
by Jaakko October 17, 2003
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Mind Numbing

The making of one's mind to feel numb, usually incurred by something either horribly boring or stupid. In the same way that your hand may go numb should you lay on your arm too long, and cut off blood circulation, the mind goes numb if you cut off relevant information for an extended period of time
I was listening to Fox News' mind numbing propaganda and nearly lost my mind today.
by TCT January 16, 2008
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Numbing for Strange

The act of sitting on your hand to numb it up in preparation for masterbation
Tim: Jon why is Juan always sitting on his hands on these camping trips
Jon: He is Numbing for strange you know he has not gotten any in a while.
by Dillsnick September 23, 2010
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Numping

a kind of dance done to attract attention ,first seen in Wigan,England done by the original Numper Sir David Edwards OBE, as he spoke or rather sang in Tongues as he worked himself up into a sexual frenzy brought on by the sight of nubile young boys skinny dipping in the local canal or Cut as they say in the lanky dialect spoken by pit men and mill workers as they danced up pit brew in there clogs
......that cunt is Numping again! arses will be wreaked by midnight!
by No80dy.66uk October 11, 2019
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numbing

When you are so drunk that you cannot feel anything; you cannot feel your face or tongue, and if someone slaps you, then you are completely invisible to it
Jordan: "I have had so much to drink that I'm numbing. Slap me"

Charlie *slaps Jordan* *realizes that Jordan doesn't feel anything after the first few slaps "Damn you are numbing"
by Charlie Evans January 26, 2008
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