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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."
Numinosity by Jennifire January 21, 2009
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Luminosity 

a 1996 Chevy Lumina, tricked out to no end and capable of cruising hyperspace.
"Ready to hit the strip club? You know bitches holla when we roll up in Luminosity."
Luminosity by Divisionbear May 7, 2009
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nemonosity 

a state of compliance sprinkled with objection usually met with a friendly terseness
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What's with the nemonosity? you dont hafta just cuz we are
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Luminosity 

literally the greatest man to ever live what a beast no man compares to the power of luminosity better than sparkie and that noob asterialnox and the noober tsnaiko. the greatest to ever walk, there for every historical event, if something good happened to you, it's cause of him.
"he just donated 4 million dollars to charity, what a luminosity move"
Luminosity by notluminosity December 21, 2020
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