Shintiism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shinto \Shin"to\, Shintiism \Shin"ti*ism\, n. [Chin. shin god +
     tao way, doctrine.]
     One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan.
     Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead
     heroes. [Written also {Sintu}, and {Sintuism}.]
     [1913 Webster]