Numen - Divine power, especially one who inhabits a particular object.
Tom Marvolo Riddle wasn't divine. He knew that. But he was the greatest Wizard of his age. In fact, he was the greatest Wizard who'd ever lived; even greater than Merlin. The number of Horcruxes he'd managed to make stood testament to that. Six already and still counting.
He'd make one more. Then he'd have seven. Seven. The most powerful magical number. Fitting, he thought, given how great he himself was.
Great, but not divine. He had to admit that. However, if his followers wanted to revere him as a God, as a divinity, then that was fine by him.