that's using your noggin

The Word of the Day for November 28 is:

numen   NOO-mun   noun
: a spiritual force or influence often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place

Examples:
We were in a village that had hardly changed in a thousand years, and we felt a numen that transcended earthly religions and human histories.

Did you know?
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