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Sintoism

Sintoism is the dated form of Shintoism.

Meaning of Shintoism

Proper noun

Shintoism

  1. The Shinto religion of Japan.
    • The origin of the Doll Festival reaches back to the crude days of Shintoism.1925, Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto, A Daughter of the Samurai, page 237

Origin of Sintoism

From Sinto + -ism.

Questions about Sintoism

What is Sintoism the dated form of?
Sintoism is the dated form of Shintoism.

Words near Sintoism in the dictionary

  1. sintir
  2. sintirs
  3. Sintitikes
  4. Sinto
  5. sintoc
  6. Sintoism
  7. Sintoist
  8. Sintoists
  9. sintokamide
  10. sintokamides
  11. sintomatology

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