Monstrum

Japanese: monstrum
Monstrum

…It is also used to mean a deformed body. In ancient times, the birth of a deformed body was considered a bad omen, and the English word monster comes from the Latin word monstrum (meaning a sign or warning). In general, monsters are often products of the imagination, and can be considered a kind of symbol that was created by projecting various human anxieties and fears onto a core of facts and legends. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "monstrum" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…また奇形の意味にも用いられる。奇形の誕生は古代にあって凶兆とされ,モンスターという英語もラテン語のmonstrum(兆候,警告の意)に由来する。一般に怪物と呼ばれるものは想像の産物が多く,いくばくかの事実や伝承を核に,人間の持つさまざまな不安や畏怖が投影されて成立した一種のシンボルともいえる。…

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