"shomyo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Japanese 声明(しょうみょう) (shōmyō). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ja|-}} Learned borrowing from Japanese, {{ja-r|声明|しょうみょう}} 声明(しょうみょう) (shōmyō) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shomyo (uncountable)
  1. A type of Buddhist liturgical chant. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Buddhism

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