SHINTOISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Shintoism mean? 

• SHINTOISM (noun)
  The noun SHINTOISM has 1 sense:

1. the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

  Familiarity information: SHINTOISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHINTOISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Shinto; Shintoism

Hypernyms ("Shintoism" is a kind of...):

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Derivation:

Shintoist (a believer in Shintoism)

Shintoistic (relating to or characteristic of Shintoism)