Shinto

[ shin-toh ]

/ ˈʃɪn toʊ /

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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.

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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

Words nearby Shinto

Shinner, shinnery, shinny, shinplaster, shin splints, Shinto, shinty, shiny, ship, ship biscuit, shipboard

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How to use Shinto in a sentence

This was very commonly done by a priest of the Buddhist or Shinto temple of the place.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Also, in the larger towns there are Shinto temples dedicated to certain patron-gods of other localities.
The Shinto Cult|Milton Spenser Terry
But it is in the State or National observances of the great temples that the Shinto worship is seen in its most elaborated form.
The Shinto Cult|Milton Spenser Terry
One noteworthy fact is the absence of images from the pure Shinto temples; that is, images exposed as objects of worship.
The Shinto Cult|Milton Spenser Terry

The imperial worship, accordingly, represents the most conspicuous national form of the Shinto cult.
The Shinto Cult|Milton Spenser Terry

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, nounShintoist, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Shinto

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

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