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SHINTO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
Synonyms:
Shinto; Shintoism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Shinto" is a kind of...):
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Shinto" is a kind of...):
faith; organized religion; religion (an institution to express belief in a divine power)
Meronyms (members of "Shinto"):
Kokka; Kokka Shinto (the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan)
Shua; Shuha Shinto (any branch of Shinto other than Kokka)
Shintoist (a believer in Shintoism)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of Shintoism
Example:
Shinto temples
Synonyms:
Shinto; Shintoist; Shintoistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Shintoism (the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors)
