Shinto

See also: shintō and Shintō

English

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Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC ʑiɪn dɑuX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/

Proper noun

Shinto

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

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Adjective

Shinto (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神道 (shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC ʑiɪn dɑuX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃin.to/
  • Hyphenation: shin‧to

Noun

Shinto (plural Shinto-Shinto, first-person possessive Shintoku, second-person possessive Shintomu, third-person possessive Shintonya)

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

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