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SHINTO
Shinto, Shintoist, Shintoistic
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; “Shinto temples”
Shinto, Shintoism
(noun) the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
Shinto
(noun) the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Shin"to, Shin"ti*ism, n. Etym: [Chin. shin god + tao way, doctrine.]
Definition: One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes. [Written also Sintu, and Sintuism.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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