- 信心
- しんじん
faith
belief
devotion
godliness* * *しんじん【信心】*belief〖U〗〖C〗〔…に対する〕信仰, 信心〔in〕;[しばしば ~s] (宗教上の)信条*devotion〖U〗《正式》信心, 信仰, 帰依(きえ)piety〖U〗《正式》敬神, 信心(⇔impiety).▲lip worship 口先だけの信心.
◇ → 信心深い* * *しんじん【信心】faith; belief; piety; devotion; reverence for God.~する believe 《in…》; worship; adore; pay religious homage 《to…》; have faith 《in…》.●観音様を信心する trust [have faith] in Kannon
・信心しない have no religious faith; be unreligious [irreligious]
・この神様を信心するとご利益がある. If you worship him, this god will help you.
●口先だけの信心 lip devotion.
●信心深い ⇒しんじんぶかい.
●君は信心が足りないよ. You don't have enough faith.
・あの人は信心が厚い. His faith is very deep.
●信心を始める get religion; become pious.
●鰯(いわし)の頭も信心から. Faith can make even a sardine head sublime.
信心家 a pious [religious, devout] man.信心会 〔カトリックで平信徒の〕 a sodality; a religious confraternity.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.