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Fiction, film (and our real lives) are often replete with the numinous, those characters who appear to be wise, spiritual and even mysterious. They may offer insight, a sense of grounding, or perhaps some cosmic absurdity in the form of comic relief.

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From Merriam-Webster:

Numinous is from the Latin word numen, meaning "nod of the head" or "divine wi…

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