デウス

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Deus. First cited to a work from 1598.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

デウス • (Deusu) 

  1. [from 1598] (Christianity) God, the Creator

Usage notes

デウス (deusu) was formerly the standard word for the Christian God in Japanese, in order to distinguish it from the Shintoist kami. However, this was gradually replaced by 神 (kami) in common usage.

References
  1. “デウス”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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