Sentence:  The fetish of Huitzilopochtli, bundled up and screened from profane eyes, now preceded the wandering group, carried on the back of his oracle-priest or sorcerer who alone was holy enough to handle safely the <WSD>numinous</WSD> object. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. (from mid 17th c.)