Shinto

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Shin·to /ˈʃɪntəʊ $ -toʊ/ (also Shintoism /ˈʃɪntəʊɪzəm $ -toʊ-/) noun [uncountable]  RRthe ancient traditional religion of Japan 〔日本的〕神道教

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Shinto• We chant at a Shinto shrine.• The imperial family, steeped in Shinto ritual, appeals to the traditionalist and nationalist markets.• The result is that certain rituals that appear on the surface to be Buddhist or Shinto are essentially shamanistic in content.• In the same fashion, they also brought down the Shinto shrine.• Other children are returning with their parents from Mondo-Yakujin, the Shinto shrine near our house.Origin Shinto (1700-1800) Japanese Chinese shin tao “way of the gods”

Shin·to nounChineseSyllable  

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Shinto
Shin‧to /ˈʃɪntəʊ $ -toʊ/ (also Shin‧to‧is‧m /ˈʃɪntəʊɪzəm $ -toʊ-/) noun [uncountable]the ancient traditional religion of Japan

ShintoBrE /ˈʃɪntəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃɪntoʊ/ 🔊 (also Shin·to·ism BrE /ˈʃɪntəʊɪzəm/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃɪntoʊɪzəm/ 🔊) noun [uncountable] a Japanese religion whose practices include the worship of ancestors and a belief in nature spirits （日本）神道教