English Explanatory Dictionary

arahitogami

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deity in human form in Shinto religion.

Word forms

arahitogami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 現(あら)人(ひと)神(がみ) (arahitogami).

Related words

akitsumikami Shinto term for an incarnate god avatar one of ten major incarnations by the Hindu god Vishnu as a man upon Earth God Emperor historically used to refer to the Emperor of Japan when he was worshipped as a living god
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