Shinto

[ shin-toh ]

/ ˈʃɪn toʊ /

noun

Also Shin·to·ism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.

adjective

Also Shin·to·is·tic. of, relating to, or characteristic of Shinto.

Origin of Shinto

< Japanese shintō, earlier shintau < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shéndào way of the gods

OTHER WORDS FROM Shinto

Shin·to·ist, noun, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for shinto

Neither in Shinto nor in popular Buddhism is the conception formed of a primal fount of all being with its nature and laws.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic |Sidney L. Gulick
Nor did it admit the practical existence of gods or their power in this world, as Shinto believed.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic |Sidney L. Gulick
Certain temples are maintained from public funds and certain official religious functions take place in Shinto edifices.

The Empire of the East |H. B. Montgomery
If the temple be a Shinto place of worship the priests are considered descendants of the Sun.

Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray

We had begun our festival day at six in the morning by attending a celebration at the Shinto shrine.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for 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

Derived forms of Shinto

Shintoism, noun Shintoist, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Shinto

C18: from Japanese: the way of the gods, from Chinese shên gods + tao way

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Shinto

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British Dictionary definitions for shinto

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Derived forms of Shinto

Word Origin for Shinto