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kami

(kä′mē)

noun pl. kami

Shintoism a divine power or aura, often identified with one or more deities or ancestors

Origin: Jpn, deity, god

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noun pl. kami kami

Any of the sacred beings worshiped in Shintoism, conceived as spirits abiding in natural phenomena and sometimes in people with extraordinary qualities.

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Origin: Japanese

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