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Definition of Shintoist
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of Shintoism. "Shinto temples"
Partainyms: Shintoism, Shintoism, Shintoism
Derivative terms: Shintoism
2. Noun. A believer in Shintoism.
Definition of Shintoist
1. n. An adherent of Shintoism.
Definition of Shintoist
1. Noun. An adherent of Shinto ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shintoist
Literary usage of Shintoist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1890)
"This last was not, like the former, a political event, but merely an unfortunate
isolated incident, the work of a religious fanatic, a Shintoist. ..."
2. The Gospel in All Lands by Missionary Society, Methodist Episcopal Church (1888)
"The seventy-four thousand Buddhist and fifteen thousand Shintoist ... Though the
present Mikado is a Shintoist, he is not a bigot nor a man worshipper. ..."
3. Life and Light for Woman by Woman's Board of Missions (1891)
"In private houses the Shintoist has a shrine sanctified to the Amaterasu- Omikami.
As you see, the Shintoist temples were formerly dedicated to the sun ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"But at the Restoration, Buddhism, having ceased to be recognized as the national
religion, was obliged to restore the Shintoist temples in its possession. ..."
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