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shinto |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shinto \Shin"to\, Shintiism \Shin"ti*ism\, n. [Chin. shin god + tao way doctrine.] One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes. [Written also {Sintu}, and {Sintuism}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Shinto adj : relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples" [syn: {Shinto}, {Shintoist}, {Shintoistic}] n 1: the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan [syn: {Shinto}] 2: the indigenous polytheistic religion of Japan lacking organized teachings; primarily nature and ancestor worship including a chief deity from whom the emperor is believed to be descended [syn: {Shinto}, {Shintoism}]
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