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"Numen," to whom, when they were in earnest, they looked above all their false gods.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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"Numen," the healing power of plants and the natural world
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Schilling notes that R.H. Coddington defined mana in 1891 as an "autonomous, impersonal force," likening numen and mana to "an impersonal active power" (Robert Schilling, "Numen" in
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Numen/Monstrum – Facing an event that did happen (or the prefigura of an event that could happen); projecting ourselves into the characters or imagining such an event happening to ourselves, or coming about by our action, in so far as we desire/fear such an event, the strength or weakness of that quirk is the strength or weakness of our affect, positive or negative.
Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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Luke Sharrett/AFP/Getty Images Jockey Rafael Bejarano, atop Numen Lumen, led the pack on the first turn of the first one-mile turf race on Kentucky Oaks Day.
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Numen/Monstrum – Facing an event that did happen (or the prefigura of an event that could happen); projecting ourselves into the characters or imagining such an event happening to ourselves, or coming about by our action, in so far as we desire/fear such an event, the strength or weakness of that quirk is the strength or weakness of our affect, positive or negative.
Modality and Hamlet Hal Duncan 2010
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From the Q & A of the Alumni Association: "Tracy Woolever '81 asks Abe, "What does 'Numen Lumen' mean?
"The wind of freedom blows." "No, that slogan blows." Ann Althouse 2007
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Maybe "Numen Lumen" translates to "Thank God I left the lights on, otherwise I'd be tripping over the cat on the way into the apartment."
"The wind of freedom blows." "No, that slogan blows." Ann Althouse 2007
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Answer: The phrase "Numen Lumen," developed as part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's seal and motto, is Latin and can be translated to mean, "God, our light."
"The wind of freedom blows." "No, that slogan blows." Ann Althouse 2007
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On the "light" theme, but not mentioned in the article is the University of Wisconsin's motto: "Numen Lumen."
Archive 2007-11-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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