/ˈnumənəs/
adjective
1 awe-inspiring. 2 reverence. 3 evoking a sense of the transcendent, the mystical or the sublime.
Jake was warmed by a numinous feeling whenever he spent time with Father Murphy. It wasn’t until he was older that Jake truly understood why. Father Murphy preferred a warming personal lubricant when butt fucking at risk youth.
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