n.
Pronunciation: ' shin-( ˌ )t ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Japanese shint ō
Date: 1727
: the indigenous religion of Japan consisting chiefly in the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the Emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess
– Shinto adjective
– Shin · to · ism \ -( ˌ )t ō - ˌ i-z ə m \ noun
– Shin · to · ist \ - ˌ t ō -ist \ noun or adjective
– Shin · to · is · tic \ ˌ shin-t ō - ' is-tik \ adjective