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Shin·to

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–noun

1.	Also, Shin·to·ism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.

–adjective

2.	Also, Shin·to·is·tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto.

[Origin: < Japn shintō, earlier shintau < MChin, equiv. to Chin shéndào way of the gods

]

—Related forms

Shin·to·ist, noun, adjective

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n. A religion native to Japan, characterized by veneration of nature spirits and ancestors and by a lack of formal dogma.

[Japanese shintō : shin, gods (from Middle Chinese) + tō, dō, art, way; see aikido.]

Shin'to adj., Shin'to·ism n., Shin'to·ist adj. & n., Shin'to·is'tic adj.

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Shinto

native religious system of Japan, 1727, from Chinese shin tao "way of the gods."

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shinto
adjective
1.	relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples"
noun
1.	the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
2.	the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

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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.]

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