Shinto
English
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Etymology
Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC ʑiɪn dɑuX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).
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Proper noun
Shinto
- Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
Coordinate terms
- (religions) religion; Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Christianity, Confucianism, deism, Druidry, Eckankar, Heathenry, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Kimbanguism, paganism, Raëlism, Rastafarianism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Thelema, Unitarian Universalism, Wicca, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
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Adjective
Shinto (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.
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