Words: numinous, numen [AHED]

SYLLABICATION: nu·mi·nous
ADJECTIVE: 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.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin numen, numin-, numen.

SYLLABICATION: nu·men
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. nu·mi·na
1. A presiding divinity or spirit of a place. 2. A spirit believed by animists to inhabit certain natural phenomena or objects. 3. Creative energy; genius.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin numen, nod of the head, divine power, numen.