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自然神教 (しぜんしんきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自し然ぜん神しん教きょう

Meanings

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noun

A philosophical belief in a creator God who does not intervene in the universe; often contrasted with theism. Related to 理神論 (りしんろん).

See also: 理神論

自し然ぜん神しん教きょうは、神かみが世せ界かいを創そう造ぞうした後あとは干かん渉しょうしないと考かんがえる。
Deism holds that after creating the world, God does not intervene.

Kanji

自oneself
然sort of thing, so, if so
神gods, mind, soul
教

teach, faith, doctrine

Similar words

理り神しん論ろん
理神論 is a synonym for deism, often used in philosophical contexts. 自然神教 may carry a slightly more religious or natural-theology nuance.
有ゆう神しん論ろん
有神論 (theism) believes in a personal God who actively intervenes in the world, unlike deism.

Etymology

Compound of 自然 (しぜん, 'nature') + 神教 (しんきょう, 'divine teaching' or 'theism'), likely a calque from Western philosophical terminology.