/ ˈʃɪntəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ (also Shin·to·ism / ˈʃɪntəʊɪzəm; NAmE -toʊ-/) noun
[ U ] a Japanese religion whose practices include the worship of ancestors and a belief in nature spirits
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WORD ORIGIN
Japanese , from Chinese shen dao way of the gods.
/ ˈʃɪntəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ (also Shin·to·ism / ˈʃɪntəʊɪzəm; NAmE -toʊ-/) noun
[ U ] a Japanese religion whose practices include the worship of ancestors and a belief in nature spirits
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WORD ORIGIN
Japanese , from Chinese shen dao way of the gods.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005