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천명
천명
天命
[ cheonmyeong ]
「명사」 Noun
• life span
One's allotted span of life.
time
units & periods
One's predetermined destiny.
religious concepts
• divine order
A divine ordinance.
religious concepts
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
天 (천)
–
sky, heaven
命 (명)
–
life, fate, destiny
Other meanings of the word 천명
2
clarification; elucidation
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
천기
천년
천대
천도
천둥
천륜
천리
천만
천명
천명하다
천문학
천민
천벌
천사
천상
천성
천시
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