1. numen - Noun
2. numen - Verb
a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)
Source: WordNetBartley, Numen V. The Evolution of Southern Culture, Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1988. p. 89. ISBN 0-8203-0993-1 At the bottom of Jackson Hill was an area of African American homes and businesses called " Darktown ". Source: Internet