Kami

Kami
Kami Ka"mi, n. pl. [Japanese, god.] A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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