Shinto

/ˈʃɪn.təʊ/ · name

Meaning

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.
Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.

Etymology / origin

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]”).

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