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Shinto

Shinto

3 8.3
A traditional Japanese religion that honors nature spirits and ancestors
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/
: shintoísmo
  • Then he chanted an invocation to the Shinto gods Izanagi and Izanami, revered procreators of the universe.
  • Shinto shrine
  • Shinto religion

A consciousness of Mars is a physical space infused with kami, part of the Shinto religion brought to Mars from Japan.

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Examples

  • I was thinking the same thing about a Shinto shrine at Pearl Harbor.

    Blog text (33)

  • Confucianism, Buddhism, and elements of Shinto all came to Japan through Korea.

    Blog text (31)

  • My family goes to the Shinto church, to which I am forced to wear a kimono.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • However, what is clear is that Shinto has become commonplace again.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Buddhist, Christian, Shinto, to God they were all the same.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Yet today, more than forty years later, Shinto retains a very special and politically sensitive place in Japanese life.

    Academic text (1990)

  • As indicated, the objects of worship in the tradition of Shinto are known as "Kami" ("gods").

    Academic text (1990)

  • When he returned, he took Ono and me on a tour of Buddhist and Shinto shrines near Osaka.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • A narrow footbridge leads out to a sumo-ring-sized island where a tiny, run-down Shinto shrine sits, surrounded by willow trees.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • During the festival, we visited a beautiful Shinto shrine surrounded by ancient trees.

Synonyms

Shintoism
vsShinto
1 8.4

A Japanese religion that worships spirits in nature and honors ancestors

is the traditional term without mentioning lack of formal doctrine

Compounds

Kokka Shinto
9.9

A form of Shinto that the state supported as Japan's official religion from the Meiji era until World War II

Shuha Shinto
  • Specialized
9.9

Groups of Shinto believers in Japan that focus on local and personal practices

Surface Forms

Shinto singular
Shintos plural

Etymology

The word Shinto comes from Japanese parts shin meaning 'god' or 'spirit' and to meaning 'way' or 'path', so it means 'the way of the gods'. A helpful memory is that the to part is the same idea as the 'do' in judo, meaning 'way', which explains why Shinto is about rituals and respect for nature and spirits.