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Numinous vs Liminal - What's the difference?

numinous | liminal |

As adjectives the difference between numinous and liminal

is that numinous is related to a numen; indicating the presence of a divinity while liminal is of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance.

numinous

English

(wikipedia numinous)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Related to a numen; indicating the presence of a divinity
  • Awe-inspiring; evoking a sense of the transcendent, mystical or sublime.
    • All quests are concerned with a numinous object, e.g. the Holy Grail

    Derived terms

    * numinosity * numinously * numinousness

    liminal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance.
  • Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process; inceptive; inchoative; marginal.

    • Quotations

    * 1888 , , Outlines of psychology , p. 114: *: Every stimulus must reach a certain intensity before any appreciable sensation results. This point is known as the threshold or liminal intensity. * 1999 , Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead , p. 209: *: Second, spaces such as the threshold of a door are “liminal ,” lying between otherwise defined areas without belonging to either of them.

    Derived terms

    * liminality * liminary * subliminal * superliminal

    Related terms

    * limit

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