生いき神がみ

noun

living god

Refers to a person who is revered or treated as if they were a deity while still alive. Often used for exceptionally charismatic or saintly figures, or in religious contexts where a person is believed to be a divine incarnation.

• 彼かれは村むら人びとたちから生いき神がみのように崇あがめられていた。

  He was worshipped by the villagers like a living god.

• その聖せい者じゃは生いき神がみと見みなされ、多おおくの信しん者じゃが訪おとずれた。

  The saint was regarded as a living god, and many followers visited.