SHINTO


Meaning of SHINTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshin-(ˌ)tō ]

noun

Etymology: Japanese shintō

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)tō-ˌi-zəm noun

• Shin·to·ist -ˌtō-ist noun or adjective

• Shin·to·is·tic ˌshin-tō-ˈis-tik adjective

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