天てん地ち神しん明めい

noun

the gods of heaven and earth

A yojijukugo used in solemn oaths or declarations, invoking all deities as witnesses. Often appears in set phrases like 天地神明に誓って (I swear by all the gods of heaven and earth).

• 天てん地ち神しん明めいに誓ちかって、真しん実じつを話はなします。

  I swear by all the gods of heaven and earth that I will tell the truth.