noun
great deity; deity with extraordinary spiritual powers
A Shinto title for a deity of especially high rank or miraculous power, often used in shrine names and historical contexts.
日光東照宮は東照大権現と並んで大明神を祀っている。
Nikkō Tōshō-gū enshrines the Great Deity alongside the Tōshō Daigongen.
豊臣秀吉は死後、豊国大明神として祀られた。
After his death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was enshrined as Hōkoku Daimyōjin.