Shinto

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/
• US IPA: /ˈʃɪn.toÊŠ/

Alternative forms

• Shintō

Origin

From Japanese

しんとう

}, 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 matters of fortune or fate").

Full definition of Shinto

Proper noun

1. Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

Derived terms

• Shintoism
• Shintoist
• Shintoistic

Adjective

1. Of, or pertaining to, Shintoism.

Anagrams

• no shit