Shinto Synonyms

shĭntō
The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shintoism
Relating to or characteristic of Shintoism
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. shintoist
  2. Shintoistic

Words Related to Shinto

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. Shingon
  2. daoist
  3. taoist
  4. daoism
  5. mahayana-buddhism
  6. vajrayana
  7. Bhuddist
  8. shaiva
  9. taoism
  10. theravada
  11. mahayana

Shinto Sentence Examples

  • Roads constructed for the benefit of Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, or to facilitate the cultivation of rice-fields and arable land.

  • Expanses of white gravel are seen in other types of spaces in Japanese landscape design, such as entrances to palaces; in the Shinto tradition it symbolizes purified space.

  • In Japan of the 12th century, samurai warriors were well versed in the arts, and might easily have used origami during the course of Shinto worship or as a form of artistic expression.

  • There are several Buddhist temples adorned with dragon motifs, and dragons also decorate Shinto shrines.

  • This is possibly because, as a Shinto nation, the Japanese still implicitly keep goblins and house spirits with them.

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