Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Most venerated, most revered, supreme: Used to describe a being or entity that is held in the highest possible esteem, honor, and respect, often implying a supreme or divine status.
   • August, most exalted: Conveys a sense of majestic dignity and supreme importance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đấng Chí Tôn là đấng sáng tạo vũ trụ. (The Most Venerated One is the creator of the universe.)
  • Ngài là vị lãnh tụ chí tôn của dân tộc. (He is the most revered leader of the nation.)
  • Tôn giáo đó thờ phụng một đấng chí tôn. (That religion worships a supreme deity.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đấng Chí Tôn": A fixed term, often capitalized, specifically referring to "God" or "the Supreme Being" in a monotheistic or philosophical context, especially in certain Vietnamese religious traditions like Cao Đài.
  • Tín đồ Cao Đài tin vào Đấng Chí Tôn. (Cao Đài followers believe in God [the Supreme Being].)

Variants and Related Words

• Tôn kính (verb): to respect, to revere.
  • Mọi người đều tôn kính ngài. (Everyone reveres him.)
• Tối cao (adjective): supreme, highest (often used in legal or political contexts, e.g., - supreme court).
• Tôn quý (adjective): noble, honored.

Synonyms

• Tối thượng: supreme, paramount.
• Đáng tôn kính nhất: most respectable.
• Tôn nghiêm: solemn, dignified (often for settings or atmosphere).

Notes on Meaning

• The word "chí tôn" is a Sino-Vietnamese compound (至尊) meaning "utmost honor." It is a formal, literary, and somewhat archaic term.
• Its primary modern usage is in the fixed religious/philosophical phrase "Đấng Chí Tôn." When used alone as an adjective, it is very formal and denotes the highest level of veneration.
• It is not typically used in everyday casual conversation.

1. Most venerated
   • Đấng chí tôn
     The Most Venerated, God