English dictionary

Shinto

/'/S//I/nt/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan

noun.group

Source: WordNet 3.0
the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

noun.cognition

Synonyms shintoism

Source: WordNet 3.0
One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes.

noun

Source: webster1913