Definition of Shinto. Meaning of Shinto. Synonyms of Shinto

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Definition of Shinto

Shinto
Shinto Shin"to, Shintiism Shin"ti*ism, n. [Chin. shin god + tao way, doctrine.] One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes. [Written also Sintu, and Sintuism.]

Meaning of Shinto from wikipedia

- of Shintō such as po****r Shintō, folk Shintō, domestic Shintō, sectarian Shintō, imperial house Shintō, shrine Shintō, state Shintō, new Shintō religions...
- A Shinto shrine (神社, jinja, archaic: shinsha, meaning: "kami shrine") is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami, the...
- mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, beings...
- Shinto-ryu can refer to several styles of classical ****anese swordsmanship used by the samurai: Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū Kashima Shintō-ryū Kasumi...
- State Shintō (国家神道 or 國家神道, Kokka Shintō) was Imperial ****an's ideological use of the ****anese folk religion and traditions of Shinto.: 547  The state...
- attached to shimenawa or tamagushi to demarcate holy spaces, and used in Shinto rituals in ****an. They are usually found adorning doorways, shrine buildings...
- Religion in ****an is manifested primarily in Shinto and in Buddhism, the two main faiths, which ****anese people often practice simultaneously. According...
- "Neo-Confucian Shinto" Modern organizations include Shinto Taiseikyo, Shinto Shusei, and Tsuchimikado Shinto. Suika Shinto was a major school of Confucian Shinto. The...
- Look up Shinto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shinto is the native religion of ****an and was once its state religion. Shinto or Shintō may also refer...
- This is the glossary of Shinto, including major terms on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk (*) are illustrated by an image in one of the photo...