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Definition of Shinto
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of Shintoism. "Shinto temples"
Exact synonyms: Shintoist, Shintoistic
Partainyms: Shintoism, Shintoism, Shintoism
Derivative terms: Shintoism
Partainyms: Shintoism, Shintoism, Shintoism
Derivative terms: Shintoism
2. Noun. The native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan.
Generic synonyms: Faith, Organized Religion, Religion
Member holonyms: Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, Shintoist
Member holonyms: Kokka, Kokka Shinto, Shua, Shuha Shinto, Shintoist
3. Noun. The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors.
Exact synonyms: Shintoism
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Derivative terms: Shintoist, Shintoistic
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Derivative terms: Shintoist, Shintoistic
Definition of Shinto
1. n. One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes.
Definition of Shinto
1. Proper noun. Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to, Shintoism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com