Numinous vs Mysterious - What's the difference?
numinous | mysterious |
Related to a numen; indicating the presence of a divinity
Awe-inspiring; evoking a sense of the transcendent, mystical or sublime.
Of unknown origin.
Having unknown qualities.
Difficult to understand.
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
As adjectives the difference between numinous and mysterious
is that numinous is related to a numen; indicating the presence of a divinity while mysterious is of unknown origin.numinous
English
(wikipedia numinous)Adjective
(en adjective)- All quests are concerned with a numinous object, e.g. the Holy Grail
Derived terms
* numinosity * numinously * numinousnessmysterious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
- Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
- Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
- Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.