Shinto
noun
Also Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
Shintoism
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a word derived from
Shinto.
Example Sentences
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Yoshida says he personally feels a connection to both Buddhism and Shintoism.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Still, unique cultural traditions emerged in Japan, from Shintoism and the development of obscure forms of Buddhism to the institutions of insei, the samurai, and the shogun.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Gallery Shimada, in Yamaguchi, was presenting his work, and he stayed there long enough to become deeply impressed by Shintoism and by Japanese culture.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
What he missed was the plays’ religious subtleties, their references to Buddhism and Shintoism.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
Of the precise doctrines of Shintoism but little is even now known.
From The Empire of the East by H. B. (Helen Barrett) Montgomery
