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Shin⋅to

  [shin-toh]
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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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Shin·to   (shĭn'tō)   
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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Word Origin & History

Shinto 
native religious system of Japan, 1727, from Chinese shin tao "way of the gods."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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