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神と崇める (かみとあがめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

神かみと崇あがめる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

revere as a god; worship as a god; deify

Used for treating a person or thing with extreme reverence, as if it were a deity. Often hyperbolic or figurative.

古こ代だいの人ひと々びとは太たい陽ようを神かみと崇あがめた。
Ancient people revered the sun as a god.
彼かれはカリスマ的てきなリーダーとして、支し

持じ

者しゃ

から

ほとんど

神かみ

と

崇あが

め

られ

て

いる

。

As a charismatic leader, he is almost deified by his followers.

Written forms

神かみと崇あがめる
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
神かみとあがめる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; may be used for readability or when the kanji 崇 is less familiar.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
崇adore, respect, revere

Similar words

崇あがめる
崇める alone means 'to revere' or 'to worship' in a general sense. 神と崇める specifically adds the idea of treating someone or something as a god.
神しん格かく化か
神格化 is a noun meaning 'deification' or 'apotheosis', often used in more formal or academic contexts. 神と崇める is a verbal expression used in everyday language.

Etymology

Compound of 神 (kami, 'god') + と (to, quotative particle) + 崇める (agameru, 'to revere'). The expression literally means 'to revere as a god'.