noun
Early Japanese Christian term for the Christian God, borrowed from Latin 'Deus'. Used historically by missionaries and converts; not the modern standard word for God (神).
from Latin Deus
戦国時代のキリシタンは、デウスを唯一の神として崇めた。
Christians in the Warring States period worshipped Deus as the one true God.
この教会には、デウスの名を刻んだ古い石碑がある。
In this church, there is an old stone monument inscribed with the name Deus.