大おお神かみ

noun

great god; deity

Archaic honorific term for a god or deity, often used in Shinto contexts or classical literature. Modern usage is rare and mostly found in fixed expressions or historical references.

• 古こ事じ記きには、天あま照てらす大おお神かみが岩いわ戸とに隠かくれた話はなしが記しるされている。

  In the Kojiki, the story of the great god Amaterasu hiding in the rock cave is recorded.

• 村むら人びとたちは山やまの大おお神かみに祈いのりを捧ささげた。

  The villagers offered prayers to the great god of the mountain.