Shinto

[ shin-toh ]

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

adjective
  1. Also Shin·to·is·tic. of, relating to, or characteristic of Shinto.

Origin of Shinto

1
<Japanese shintō, earlier shintau<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shéndào way of the gods

Other words from Shinto

  • Shin·to·ist, noun, adjective

Words Nearby Shinto

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How to use Shinto in a sentence

  • This was very commonly done by a priest of the Buddhist or Shinto temple of the place.

    A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho Suyematsu
  • Also, in the larger towns there are Shinto temples dedicated to certain patron-gods of other localities.

    The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser Terry
  • But it is in the State or National observances of the great temples that the Shinto worship is seen in its most elaborated form.

    The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser Terry
  • One noteworthy fact is the absence of images from the pure Shinto temples; that is, images exposed as objects of worship.

    The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser Terry
  • The imperial worship, accordingly, represents the most conspicuous national form of the Shinto cult.

    The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser Terry

British Dictionary definitions for Shinto

Shinto

/ (ˈʃɪntəʊ) /


noun
  1. the indigenous religion of Japan, polytheistic in character and incorporating the worship of a number of ethnic divinities, from the chief of which the emperor is believed to be descended

Origin of Shinto

1
C18: from Japanese: the way of the gods, from Chinese shên gods + tao way

Derived forms of Shinto

  • Shintoism, noun
  • Shintoist, noun, adjective

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