SHINTO

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

Synonyms:

Shinto; Shintoism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Shinto" is a kind of...):

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Meaning:

The native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Shinto" is a kind of...):

faith; organized religion; religion (an institution to express belief in a divine power)

Meronyms (members of "Shinto"):

Kokka; Kokka Shinto (the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan)

Shua; Shuha Shinto (any branch of Shinto other than Kokka)

Shintoist (a believer in Shintoism)

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of Shintoism

Example:

Shinto temples

Synonyms:

Shinto; Shintoist; Shintoistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Shintoism (the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors)