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神明

shén míng

2-character word

What 神明 means

1. deities
2. gods

The characters in 神明

• 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear

Example sentences

• 我向天地神明发誓我的话绝无一丝虚假。
  Wǒ xiàng tiāndì shénmíng fāshì wǒ de huà jué wú yī sī xūjiǎ.
  I'm not lying. I swear to God!
• 孔子说："像夏禹的为人，我找不到可以指责的漏洞。自己吃着菲薄的饮食，而却用丰厚祭品祭拜祖先与神明；自己平时穿粗劣的衣裳，而在祭祀时穿戴华服礼帽；自己住小房子，却尽力开通水道沟渠。像夏禹这样的人，我实在找不到可以指责的漏洞了。"
  Confucius said: " Yu the Great's conduct, I could not point out any flaws. He consumes meager amount of food, while offering boastful riches to the Gods and ancestors; He always don the crudest attire, but wears lavish garments when worshipping; He resides in a small house, yet forges water ways and ditches with all his might. Figures like Yu the Great, I honestly cannot point out any reprehensible flaws."

Words containing 神明

• 敬若神明jìng ruò shén míngto hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
• 奉若神明fèng ruò shén míngto honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere; to worship; to deify
• 亵渎神明xiè dú shén míngto blaspheme; to commit sacrilege