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Shinto
CIDE DICTIONARY
Shinto, 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Shinto, n. the official religion of Japan incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature-spirits.
Derivative
Shintoism n. Shintoist n.
Etymology
Jap. f. Chin. shen dao way of the gods
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