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Definition of Kokka shinto
1. Noun. The branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan.
Exact synonyms: Kokka
Group relationships: Shinto
Generic synonyms: Religious Order, Religious Sect, Sect
Derivative terms: Kokka
Group relationships: Shinto
Generic synonyms: Religious Order, Religious Sect, Sect
Derivative terms: Kokka
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kokka Shinto
Literary usage of Kokka shinto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Japan Goes to War: A Chronology of Japanese Military Expansion from the by Dorothy J. Perkins (1997)
"Yasukuni is the central shrine of State Shinto (kokka shinto), a religious
institution created during the Meiji Era (1868-1912) to promote reverence for the ..."