Shinto Definition–noun | 1. | Also, Shin⋅to⋅ism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. | –adjective | 2. | Also, Shin⋅to⋅is⋅tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto. | |
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indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan. The word Shinto, which literally means "the way of kami" (kami means "mystical," "superior," or "divine," generally sacred or divine power, ...
Fukko Shinto
school of Japanese religion prominent in the 18th century that attempted to uncover the pure meaning of ancient Shinto thought through philological study of the Japanese classics. The school had a ...
State Shinto
nationalistic official religion of Japan from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 through World War II. It focused on ceremonies of the imperial household and public Shinto shrines.Ise Shinto
school of Shinto established by priests of the Watarai family who served at the Outer Shrine of the Ise Shrine (Ise-jingu). Ise Shinto establishes purity and honesty as the highest virtues, ...
Shrine Shinto
form of the Shinto religion of Japan that focusses on worship in public shrines, in contrast to folk and sectarian practices (see Kyoha Shinto); the successor to State Shinto, the nationalistic cult ...
Kyoha Shinto
group of folk religious sects in Japan that were separated by a government decree in 1882 from the suprareligious national cult, State Shinto. They were denied public support, and their denominations ...
Ryobu Shinto
in Japanese religion, the syncretic school that combined Shinto with the teachings of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. The school developed during the late Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura (1192-1333) ...
Sanno Ichijitsu Shinto
in Japanese religion, the syncretic school that combined Shinto with the teachings of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. Shinto-Buddhist syncretism developed from the Japanese concept that Shinto deities ...
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Shinto, the native Japanese religion, is concerned with the veneration of nature and with ancestor worship; it does not have saints according to the standards of ethical perfection or of ...
Shinto
Fukko (Restoration, or Revival) Shinto is one of the Kokugaku (National Learning) movements that started toward the end of the 17th century. Advocates of this school maintained that the norms of ...
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Associated Content - Found Jan. 4, 2009
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VOX.com - Found Dec. 14, 2008
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... of Birds and the Nature of Shinto" delivered during the BirdLife World Conservation Conference. According to Professor Sakurai, Shinto is a...
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Record of Japanese visit temples for New Years
Yasukuni shrine's top priest dies
The Australian - Found Jan. 8, 2009
... s largest and most establishment advertising company, Nambu was to many a surprise choice to take charge of Shinto's most prominent shrine in...
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Aso says world religions can learn from Japan
Japan Today - Found Jan. 8, 2009
Christians make up around 2% of the population in deeply secular Japan, where most people follow a mix of Buddhism and Shinto.
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Gulf Times - Found Jan. 8, 2009
Christians make up around 2% of the population in deeply secular Japan, where most people follow a mix of Buddhism and Shinto.
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Japan's emperor marks 20th anniversary of reign
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