Shinto

2 definitions found

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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Shinto
       adj : relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples"
             [syn: {Shintoist}, {Shintoistic}]
       n 1: the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
       2: the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal
          dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and
          of ancestors [syn: {Shintoism}]