Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- 聖い
- Transliteration
- kiyoi
- Rejected alternatives
- 清らか, 穢れがない
Holy
Set apart for God, morally pure. Distinguish from Shinto ritual purity (清らか, kegare-focused ritual cleanliness restored through purification rites, harae) which addresses ceremonial pollution rather than moral character before a holy God.