Taxonomy of meanings for 神明:　　

  • DEITY
    • NPpersonifiedrealm of the spirits; the deities, the gods; sometimes explicitly: the gods of Heaven and Earth 天地之神明
    • NPabthe higher realm of the purified spiritual world (of the deities, also as represented in the mind of the enlightened person); spiritual magic
    • VPadNdivinely authorised, instituted, or legitimised
    • VPtoNputativeregard as invested with higher spiritual power
  • INTELLIGENT
    • NPabstativesupernatural intelligence; supernatural or cosmic virtues; spiritual enlightenment
    • VP[adN]nonreferentialsomeone who is supernaturally intelligent
    • VPibe supernaturally intelligent or perceptive
  • MEDICAL TERMS
    • SOUL
      • NPthe mind, the intellectual faculties