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Shinto
Shin·to
[
shíntō
]
noun
Definition:
Japanese religion:
a Japanese religion in which devotees worship and make offerings to numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world
[
Early 18th century. < Japanese
shintō
<
shin
"gods" (< Middle Chinese) +
tō
"way" (< Middle Chinese
daw'
)
]
Shin·to·ism
noun
Shin·to·ist
noun, adjective
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