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かみさま

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of かみさま – see the following entries.
上様
[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete)
[noun] [1300s–???] (honorific, address) form of address or reference for the wife of a daimyo, lord, or other individual of high social status: honored superior, milady
[noun] [1675–???] (honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference for a widow or elderly mother of a household of good social standing
[noun] [1689–???] (honorific, address) during the Edo period, form of address or reference used by townsfolk for someone else's wife or mother
神様
[noun] (honorific) an honorific reference to any god or deity, including the God of the Abrahamic religions
[noun] (figurative) someone who is remarkably strong or skillful at something
(This term, かみさま (kamisama), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)