- 宗旨
- しゅうし
tenets (doctrines) of a religious sect
(religious) sect* * *しゅうし【宗旨】*religion〖C〗宗派, 宗旨.¶ → 宗旨変えする* * *しゅうし【宗旨】〔宗門の教義の趣旨〕 the tenets [doctrines] of a religious sect; 〔宗派〕 a (religious) sect; a denomination; 〔宗教〕 a religion; a faith; 〔比喩的に主義・職業・好み〕 one's principles; one's occupation; one's taste.●私たちは仏教信者だが宗旨が違う. We are Buddhists, but we belong to different sects.
●宗旨を変える change one's religion; be converted to 《another sect》; abandon one's religion 《for another》 [⇒しゅうしがえ]
・前にはテニスをやっていたが近ごろはゴルフに宗旨を変えている. I used to play tennis but lately I have switched over to golf.
・宗旨を変えさせる convert sb (to another religion)
・宗旨を同じくする人 a coreligionist.
●あなたのご宗旨は? What sect do you belong to?
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.