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Shinto Common

Shinto has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

Adjective
1

relating to or characteristic of Shintoism

"Shinto temples"

2

Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.

Proper Noun
1

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

See Also
misogi yakata shintoism antishinto dohyo matsuri miko torii jinja
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
religion
Rhyming Words
nto anto onto unto nnto into ento vento santo mento minto sinto tanto bento cento pinto junto dento conto canto
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