Talk:神兵

Meaning

@Apisite, Fish bowl Forgive me for being a doofus, but I suspect dictionaries are designed to answer the questions of the interested doofus. What does 'divine solider' mean? I understand from the Tea Room discussion that this is apparently a WWII word, but if I didn't have that context, this page could easily refer to divine beings who war amongst themselves in the heavens, or perhaps jihadists. In the process of building up this page, I would appreciate a usage note or two or some examples. Thanks. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 13:49, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

@Geographyinitiative: Yes, clarification is good. But maybe it can mean those things. https://www.weblio.jp/content/神兵: "soldiers sent by the gods; soldiers protected by the gods", with one dictionary providing cites from 827 and the 14th century. —Fish bowl (talk) 13:58, 1 March 2022 (UTC)