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Shinto

UK/ˈʃɪn.təʊ/ US/ˈʃɪn.toʊ/ rare
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

relating to or characteristic of Shintoism

  • “Shinto temples”
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noun

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the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

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Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC zyin dawX, “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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