noun
- 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.
- synonyms: Shintoism
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of Shintoism.
- usage: "Shinto temples"
- synonyms: Shintoist, Shintoistic
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