Shinto
/ˈʃɪn.təʊ/US/ˈʃɪn.toʊ/
Shinto proper noun: formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
Proper noun
Shinto
- Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
- The number of Shinto deities is very great. The Yengishiki enumerates 3,132 officially recognized shrines, and although the same Gods are reckoned more than once, as being worshipped in different places, still their name is legion.1905, W.G. Aston, Shinto: The Way of the Gods, page 66
Adjective
Shinto (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.
Shinto meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
Shinto in Hindi
- religion
- शिन्तो धर्म śinto dharm
Shinto in Tamil
- religion
- சின்த்தோ ciṉttō
Shinto in Marathi
- religion
- शिंतो śinto
Shinto in Telugu
- religion
- షింటోయిజం ṣiṇṭōyijaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- Shinto in Malayalam
- ഷിന്റൊ ṣinṟo
- Shinto in Arabic
- شِنْتَوِيَّة šintawiyya, شِنْتُو šintū
- Shinto in Malay
- Syinto
- Shinto in Indonesian
- Shinto
- Shinto in Persian
- شینتو šinto
- Shinto in Thai
- ชินโต chin-dtoh
- Shinto in Vietnamese
- Thần đạo
Forms of Shinto
| alternative form | Shintō |
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Origin of Shinto
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]”).
Words formed from Shinto
Questions about Shinto
- What does Shinto mean?
- Shinto means formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
- What is Shinto in Hindi?
- Shinto in Hindi is शिन्तो धर्म (śinto dharm). See Shinto meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Shinto?
- Shinto can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Shinto?
- Shinto is pronounced /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/ (UK).
Words near Shinto in the dictionary
Source and license
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