Definitions of shinto [ˈʃɪn toʊ]

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Definition of 'shinto'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Shinto
Also, Shinto&syl;ism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.

2. (adj.) Shinto
Also, Shinto&syl;istic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto.

Etymology: (< Japn shintō, earlier shintau&indirdesc; Chin shéndào way of the gods)

Definition of 'shinto'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Shinto
the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan

2. (adj) Shinto, Shintoism
the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

3. (adj) Shinto, Shintoist, Shintoistic
relating to or characteristic of Shintoism
"Shinto temples"

Definition of 'shinto'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) shinto
alt. of Shintiism

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