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Shinto

DEFINITIONS OF: Shinto

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n the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

Synonyms:
Shintoism
Type of:
faith, religion, religious belief
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

n the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan

Type of:
faith, organized religion, religion
an institution to express belief in a divine power

adj relating to or characteristic of Shintoism

Shinto temples”
Synonyms:
Shintoist, Shintoistic
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