numinism

noun

numinism

noun

1

Lifestyle, Religion The belief that physical objects contain a divine presence.

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."2006, Daniel Morris, The Poetry of Louise Glück: A Thematic Introduction, page 194:

Related terms: numen, numinal, numinous

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