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バテレン宗しゅう

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テ
レ
ン
しゅ
う

Meanings

1

noun

Christianity (archaic term)

archaic

Archaic term for Christianity, used historically in the context of early Japanese Christianity and the Kirishitan period. The word バテレン itself is derived from Portuguese 'padre'.

See also: バテレン