Thesaurus: shinto

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1. n. Alt. of Shintiism
2. adj. relating to or characteristic of Shintoism
3. n. the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
4. n. the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
5. 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.]
6. n. the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan n. the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors a. relating to or characteristic of Shintoism