shinto : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shinto	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shinto
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Shinto adj relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples" Synonym(s): Shinto, Shintoist, Shintoistic n the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors Synonym(s): Shinto, Shintoism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]