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Shinto
[ shin-toh ]
noun
- Also Shinto·ism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
adjective
- Also Shinto·istic. of, relating to, or characteristic of Shinto.
Shinto
/ ˈʃɪntəʊ /
noun
- the indigenous religion of Japan, polytheistic in character and incorporating the worship of a number of ethnic divinities, from the chief of which the emperor is believed to be descended
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Derived Forms
- ˈShintoism, noun
- ˈShintoist, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- Shinto·ist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Shinto1
< Japanese shintō, earlier shintau < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shéndào way of the gods
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Shinto1
C18: from Japanese: the way of the gods, from Chinese shên gods + tao way
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Example Sentences
This was very commonly done by a priest of the Buddhist or Shinto temple of the place.
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Also, in the larger towns there are Shinto temples dedicated to certain patron-gods of other localities.
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But it is in the State or National observances of the great temples that the Shinto worship is seen in its most elaborated form.
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One noteworthy fact is the absence of images from the pure Shinto temples; that is, images exposed as objects of worship.
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The imperial worship, accordingly, represents the most conspicuous national form of the Shinto cult.
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