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Shin

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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were supposed by the Chinese to be spirits of the air, and, according. to Dr. Milne, are to be considered as cons, spirits or intelligences. In the Le- ke it is said that "if we speak of all the Shin collectively, we call them SHANG-TE (See SHANG-TE) (q.v.); but the very circumstance that the word Shin is a collective noun, and. never used with a numerical affix, shows that it cannot be considered as denoting the one supreme God.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shin'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shin.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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