n. A religion native to Japan, characterized by veneration of nature spirits and ancestors and by a lack of formal dogma. [Japanese shintō : shin, god (from Middle Chinese sɦin; also the source of Mandarin shén, spirit, god) + tō, dō, art, way; see AIKIDO.] Shinto adj. Shinto·ism n. Shinto·ist adj. & n. Shin′to·istic adj. |
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