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AMATERASU

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Overview

AMATERASU (noun)
  The noun AMATERASU has 1 sense:

1. central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japanplay

  Familiarity information: AMATERASU used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


AMATERASU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Amaterasu; Amaterasu Omikami

Instance hypernyms:

Japanese deity (a deity worshipped by the Japanese)


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