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Shinto   /ʃˈɪntˌoʊ/   Listen
Shinto

noun
(Written also Sintu, and Sintuism)
1.
The native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan.
2.
The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors.  Synonym: Shintoism.



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Kokka Shinto
Shuha Shinto


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"Shinto" Quotes from Famous Books



... his dealings with the Buddhists that Nobunaga made himself best known in history. He had lived among them in his early years, and had learned to hate and despise them. Having been educated in the Shinto faith, the ancient religion of Japan, he looked on the priests of Buddhism as enemies to the true faith. The destruction of these powerful sectaries was, therefore, one of the great purposes ...
— Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris
... the almost unalloyed survival of this worship of the sun-disk may be instanced in the Shinto ceremonies of Japan. All other representation of Deity is in this faith regarded as impious, and even the circular mirror of polished metal is hidden from the vulgar gaze save on ceremonial occasions. Unlike the gorgeous ...
— The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria • W. Scott-Elliot


Words linked to "Shinto" :   organized religion, Shintoistic, religious belief, Shua, Kokka, religion, Kokka Shinto, Shuha Shinto, faith, Shintoist, Shintoism


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