Shinto

UK: /ˈʃɪntəʊ/ US: (shin′tō)

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Shin•to  (shin′tō), n. 

1. Eastern Religions Also, Shin′to•ism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.

adj. 

2. Eastern Religions Also, Shin′to•is′tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto.

• Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese shéndào way of the gods
• Japanese shintō, earlier shintau

Shin′to•ist, n., adj. 

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Shinto / ˈʃɪntəʊ/ noun

1. the indigenous religion of Japan, polytheistic in character and incorporating the worship of a number of ethnic divinities, from the chief of which the emperor is believed to be descended

Etymology: 18th Century: from Japanese: the way of the gods, from Chinese shên gods + tao way

ˈShintoism noun

ˈShintoist noun , adjective