god; great god
Archaic honorific term for a god, especially used in Shinto contexts. Not used in modern everyday speech.
Amaterasu Ōmikami appears in the Kojiki.
Compound of 大 (おお, 'great') + 御 (み, honorific prefix) + 神 (かみ, 'god'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an archaic honorific title for a deity.