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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