noun
various things; sundry items
A somewhat formal or literary term for a collection of miscellaneous things. Not commonly used in everyday conversation.
市場には諸物が並んでいた。
Various goods were lined up at the market.
noun
fetish; magical object
Rare synonym for 呪物 (じゅぶつ), a fetish or object believed to have magical power. This sense is obscure and may be encountered only in older or specialized texts.
See also: 呪物
その部族は諸物を崇拝していた。
The tribe worshipped fetishes.
呪物 is the standard modern term for a fetish or magical object; 諸物 in this sense is a rare variant.
From 諸 (しょ, 'various') + 物 (ぶつ, 'thing'). The fetish sense is likely a homograph or an extension from 'various objects' to 'objects of worship', but the exact derivation is uncertain.