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kamis

kamis

9.9
Spirits or gods in the Shinto religion
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːmɪs/
  • Literature
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  • In Shinto belief, the kamis inhabit natural elements like rivers and mountains.

A consciousness of Mars is a physical space infused with kami, part of the Shinto religion brought to Mars from Japan.

Examples

  • Many Japanese people pay respects to the kamis at shrines during traditional ceremonies.

  • The festival celebrated the kamis of the harvest, honoring the spirits for a bountiful year.

  • A consciousness of Mars is a physical space infused with kami, part of the Shinto religion brought to Mars from Japan.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • He began to sense the kami which animated the rocks under foot, the breeze that cooled him, and the animals grazing in the fields.

Synonyms

kami
vskamis
1 9.9

A spirit or god in the Shinto religion present in nature and in ancestors

refers to multiple such spirits rather than a single spirit
Japanese deity
vskamis
9.0

A god or spirit that people in Japan worship, for example in Shinto

is restricted to Shinto worship rather than to deities across all Japanese religions

Surface Forms

kamis plural

Morphology

kamis = kami (transparent) = kami + s

Regular English plural formation: the productive plural suffix '-s' is added to the loanword 'kami' to indicate more than one.

Etymology

Kamis as the plural of kami comes from the Japanese word kami, which means 'spirit' or 'god', and English speakers usually add -s to show more than one. So, kamis means several spirits or deities.