numinous: /noo-muh-nuhs/

1. of, pertaining to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
2. surpassing comprehension or understanding
3. arousing one's elevated feelings of duty, honor, loyalty, etc.

how to use in casual conversation:

"that cheesecake was positively numinous"

not to be confused with:

luminous

how it makes me feel:

i think that it's supposed to be some kind of uplifting word. that's what i'm getting out of the definition. but to me the phonetics feel like i'm covered in some kind of gross algae. numinous. say it out loud......

numinous

isn't that a little weird? it feels like skinny dipping in greenlake. yeah it's fun and liberating, but when it's over you feel the an urgent yearning to cauterize your urethra prophylactically.