Chinese deity

Other forms: Chinese deities

Definitions of Chinese deity
  1. noun
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
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    Chang Kuo-lao
    one of the 8 immortals of Taoism
    Wen Ch'ang
    Chinese god of literature
    Taoist Trinity
    the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism
    Heavenly Jewel
    a member of the Taoist Trinity
    Mystic Jewel
    a member of the Taoist Trinity
    Spiritual Jewel
    a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse
    Kuan Yin
    (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
    type of:
    deity, divinity, god, immortal
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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