Shinto.
Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
Meaning & usage
Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
Where this word comes from
Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC zyin dawX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).
Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.
Where this word comes from
Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC zyin dawX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).
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