Meaning of SHINTO
| Pronunciation: | | 'shintow
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- [n] the indigenous polytheistic religion of Japan lacking organized teachings; primarily nature and ancestor worship including a chief deity from whom the emperor is believed to be descended
- [n] the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
- [adj] relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples"
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| | Synonyms: | | Shintoism, Shintoist, Shintoistic |
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| | See Also: | | faith, faith, Kokka, Kokka Shinto, religion, religion, religious belief, Shintoist, Shua, Shuha Shinto | |
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| | Definition: | | \Shin"to\, Shintiism \Shin"ti*ism\, n. [Chin. shin god +
tao way, doctrine.]
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}.]
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