numinism

English

Noun

numinism (uncountable)

  1. (religion) The belief that physical objects contain a divine presence.
    • 2006, Daniel Morris, The Poetry of Louise Glück: A Thematic Introduction (page 194)
      Throughout The Wild Iris numinism will compete for Glück's attention with the strident tones of the personal God who chastises her alter ego in poems such as "Harvest."
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