Shinto

ˈʃɪntoʊ

Definition

Definition of Shinto - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religion

TECH.

the indigenous polytheistic religion of Japan with ancestor worship

TECH.

Many Japanese festivals are rooted in Shinto practices.

Adjective

beliefs

TECH.

relating to the indigenous Japanese religion and its rituals

TECH.

They performed a Shinto ritual at the festival.

cultural

spiritual

traditional

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Origin of Shinto

Japanese, shintō (way of the gods)

Terms with Shinto included in their meaning

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mikagura

dance

formal Shinto dance performed at shrines

Shintoist

follower

person who follows Shinto beliefs and practices

Shintoistic

adj.

religion

relating to or characteristic of Shinto, a Japanese religion

Examples of Shinto in a sentence

Shinto rituals often involve offerings to kami.
The shrine was decorated in a Shinto style.
Shinto practices emphasize harmony with nature.

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French:shintô, shintoïste, ...
German:Shinto, shintoistisch, ...
Italian:Shinto, shintoista, ...
Spanish:sintoísmo, sintoísta, ...
Portuguese:Xintoísmo, xintoísta, ...
Chinese:神道教, 神道教的, ...
Japanese:神道, 神道の, ...
Arabic:شينتو, شِنْتَوِي, ...
Hebrew:שִׁינְטוֹ, שִׁינְטוֹאִי, ...
Russian:синто, синтоистский, ...
Ukrainian:сінтоїзм, синтоїстський, ...
Hindi:शिंटो, शिंटोवादी, ...
Bengali:শিন্টো, শিন্তো, ...
Catalan:shintō, sintoista, ...
Czech:šintoismus, šintoistický, ...
Danish:Shinto, shintoistisk, ...
Dutch:Shinto, ...
Greek:Σίντο, ...
Hungarian:sintó, ...
Khmer:សាសនាស៊ីនតូ, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសាសនាបុរាណរបស់ជប៉ុន និងពិធីរបស់សាសនានេះ, ...
Korean:신토, 신토의, ...
Persian:آیین شینتو, شینتو, ...
Polish:Shinto, shintōistyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):Xintoísmo, xintoísta, ...
Romanian:Shinto, ...
Swedish:shinto, shintoistisk, ...
Thai:ชินโต, แบบชินโต, ...
Turkish:Şinto, Shinto, ...
Vietnamese:Shinto, thuộc về Shinto, ...

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Definition of Shinto - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of Shinto

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Examples of Shinto in a sentence

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