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2 exact word matches found in search '聖'
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noun
1. highly virtuous monk
2. monk  (honorific)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. Saint; St.; S.
2. sacred; holy; pure
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108 words found beginning with '聖'
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Bible; scriptures
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noun
saint; sage; holy man
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noun
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
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noun
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land
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noun
1. holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman)
2. Virgin Mary
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noun
holy war; crusade
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Most common form: せいか
hymn; chant; sacred song
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Most common form: せいか
noun
1. sacred fire (torch)
2. Olympic flame
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1. sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground
noun
2. issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
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noun
clergyman; churchman; clergy
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159 words found containing '聖' in any position
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Most common form: 八正道
noun
noble eightfold path  (Buddhist term)
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noun
God's will (in Christianity)  (obscure term)
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noun
1. highly virtuous monk
2. monk  (honorific)
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noun
1. sword hilt shaped similar to the handle of a vajra  (see also: 金剛杵; archaic)
2. plain, wooden sword hilt (as opposed to those wrapped in sharkskin)
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Most common form: 正観音
noun
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)  (see also: 観世音; Buddhist term)
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holiness; sacredness; dignity
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noun
1. Buddha  (Buddhist term; honorific)
2. high-ranked bodhisattva  (Buddhist term)
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noun
highly-esteemed emperor's reign
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noun
1. Mt. Koya missionary (usu. low-ranking monks)
2. Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)  (see also: 田鼈; often written with kana only)
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noun
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)  (see also: 観世音; Buddhist term)
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