[
US
/ˈʃɪnˌtoʊ/
]
ADJECTIVE
-
relating to or characteristic of Shintoism
Shinto temples
NOUN
- the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
- the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
How To Use Shinto In A Sentence
- Under the regent Prince Shotoku in the late sixth and early seventh centuries there was a bringing together of Buddhism and the indigenous Shinto religion that would color Japanese Buddhism from then on.
- She was able to tell them that he was an unenthusiastic convert to Shintoism. He retained his Buddhist beliefs to the extent that he forbade his servants to kill flies.
- On that day, children of those ages are taken to a Shinto shrine to be blessed.
- Rituals like this of purification and exorcism are a traditional feature of Shinto.
- If your pantheon is more complex, say you have two competing factions of deities, laid over an older, animist pattern, that tells you a lot about the social evolution of the society: maybe not-Buddhism came along and supplanted not-Shinto. MIND MELD: Gods by the Bushel
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- The kami can be likened to nature spirits, and Shinto shrines are usually found in areas of natural beauty.
- The Buddhist monk in the orange beach towel and swimming cap. The Shinto priest in the white sheet and black beret. MAN AND WIFE
- Because of the concept of kami, Shinto at once affects the way tea is served, the way a package is wrapped, the way a war is fought, and the way an emperor is crowned.
- Faiths will include Baha'ism, Christianity, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism and Sikhism.