Shintō
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (ʒin-dáu, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (Cə-lin kə-lˤuʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).
Proper noun
Shintō
- The former state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
References
- Britannica: Shintō
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
Shintō
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