Definition of 言霊信仰 (ことだましんこう)
ことだましんこう
言霊信仰
ことだましんこう
kotodamashinkou
noun
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faith in the power of language, belief that reality is affected by the spoken word, speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
Related Kanji
| 言 | say, word |
| 霊 | spirits, soul |
| 信 | faith, truth, fidelity, trust |
| 仰 | face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, rever, drink, take |