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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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: Shinto, Shintoism]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relating to or characteristic of Shintoism;
- Example: "Shinto temples"
[syn: Shinto, Shintoist, Shintoistic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Shinto
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto
           temples" [syn: Shinto, 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: Shinto, Shintoism]