Shinto
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Shinto
- /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/ UK
- /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/ US
Rhymes with (UK) -ɪntəʊ, (US) -ɪntoʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowing from Japanese 神道 (Shintō), from Middle Chinese 神道 (MC zyin dawX, “ways of the gods”), ultimately from Old Chinese 神道 (OC *hlin l'uːʔ, “ways [doings] of Heaven [in matters of fortune or fate]”).
proper noun Shintō
- Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits. The number of Shinto deities is very great. The Yengishiki enumerates 3,132 officially recognized shrines, and although the same Gods are reckoned more than once, as being worshipped in different places, still their name is legion.
adjective Shintō
- Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.
Translations
Every language
name religion
| Español | sintoísmo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신도 sindo, 신토 sinto |
| 日本語 | 神道 shintō |
| 中文 | 神道 shéndào |
| हिन्दी | शिन्तो धर्म śinto dharm |
| Português | xintoísmo |
| Français | shintoïsme, shinto |
| Deutsch | Schintoismus, Shintoismus, Sintoismus |
| Italiano | shintoismo, scintoismo |
| Ελληνικά | σιντοϊσμός sintoïsmós |
| Română | șintoism |
| Русский | синтои́зм sintoízm |
| Tiếng Việt | Thần đạo |
| العربية | شِنْتَوِيَّة šintawiyya, شِنْتُو šintū |
| עברית | שינטו shinto |
Talk about this word "Shinto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shinto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shinto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shinto "Shinto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shinto.Cite this
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title = {Shinto},
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