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Shinto definitions
| # | Definition | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the ancient indigenous religion of japan lacking formal dogma | 616 sets |
| 2 | a japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits | 458 sets |
| 3 | the native religion and former ethnic cult of japan | 232 sets |
| 4 | the native religion of japan | 174 sets |
| 5 | "way of the kami"; japanese worship of nature spirits | 161 sets |
| 6 | the traditional religion of japan | 108 sets |
| 7 | way of the gods | 71 sets |
| 8 | the religion associated with the term kami. way of the gods | 64 sets |
| 9 | religion of the early japanese court; included the worship of numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world. | 42 sets |
| 10 | japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits, kami. | 40 sets |
| 11 | the native religion of japan. | 37 sets |
| 12 | shinto, which means "way of the gods," is the traditional religion of japan that focuses on nature. many consider shinto to be a form of animism due to the many similarities found between them. shinto teaches that there is a sacredness of the whole universe and that humans can be in tune with this sacredness. every mountain, river, plant, animal, and all the diverse phenomena of heaven and earth have spirits, or kami, which inhabit them. reverence is paid to the ancestors through the practice of ancestor worship. | 36 sets |
| 13 | traditional religion of japan | 27 sets |
| 14 | native religion of japan | 27 sets |
| 15 | the religion associated with the term kami. | 26 sets |
| 16 | the way of the gods | 25 sets |
| 17 | japanese religion | 24 sets |
| 18 | japan's earliest religion, which was the "way of the gods." based on respect for the forces of nature | 23 sets |
| 19 | the traditional japanese religion based on veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature | 23 sets |
| 20 | principal religion in japan that emphasizes the worship of nature | 22 sets |
| 21 | the traditional religion of japan. | 22 sets |
| 22 | japan's original religion; involves worshipping gods believed to be found in nature. | 21 sets |
| 23 | "way of the gods" | 18 sets |
| 24 | a state religion in japan that worships spirits, called kami, which they believed resided in trees, rivers, streams, and mountains (animism). | 18 sets |
| 25 | an ancient religious tradition featuring ancestors and nature spirits that was elevated to the status of an official state cult during japan's nineteenth-century transformation | 17 sets |
| 26 | a japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits. | 16 sets |
| 27 | traditional japanese religion | 16 sets |
| 28 | the way of the gods; japanese nature and ancestor worship; a structure of customs and rituals rather than an ethical or moral system | 15 sets |
| 29 | religion of japan | 15 sets |
| 30 | the worship of the forces of nature | 15 sets |
| 31 | japanese religion "way of the gods" clans worshiped their own nature gods, ancestor worship, believe in kami-divine spirits in nature everything has kami | 14 sets |
| 32 | the ancient indigenous religion of japan lacking formal dogma. | 13 sets |
| 33 | japan | 13 sets |
| 34 | "the way of the gods" | 12 sets |
| 35 | native japanese religion | 12 sets |
| 36 | 神道 | 12 sets |
| 37 | religion of early japan characterized by natural-spirit worship | 12 sets |
| 38 | means the "way of the gods". they worship many gods called kami. they believe in the gods of nature | 12 sets |
| 39 | japanese polytheistic religion valuing nature and ancestors--kami | 11 sets |
| 40 | indigenous religion of japan | 11 sets |
| 41 | a japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power (kami) in both animate and inanimate things. | 10 sets |
| 42 | a japanese religion based on the belief in nature spirits | 10 sets |
| 43 | japan's original religion; involves worshiping gods believed to be found in nature | 9 sets |
| 44 | meaning "way of the gods," it is japan's earliest religion and was based on respect for the forces of nature and on the worship of ancestors | 9 sets |
| 45 | japanese religion worship of nature spirits originally, then refined into beliefs of nature and conections with humans | 8 sets |
| 46 | an indigenous religion of japan that focuses on worship of natural spirits and ancestors | 8 sets |
| 47 | "the sacred way" or "the way of the gods"; ancestral worship | 7 sets |
| 48 | official religion of japan | 7 sets |
| 49 | japanese indigenous religion with a focus on reverence for ancestors; simple music | 7 sets |
| 50 | ethnic religion of japan | 7 sets |
| 51 | relating to or characteristic of shintoism | 7 sets |
| 52 | 274 ethnic religion of japan | 7 sets |
| 53 | based on respect for the forces of nature and on the worship of ancestors. believed in kami-divine spirits that dwelled in nature. any unusual or especially beautiful tree, rock, waterfall, or mountain was considered the home of a kami. | 7 sets |
| 54 | japanese religion that emphasizes the worship of nature | 6 sets |
| 55 | "way of the kami (spirits)"; and indigenous religion of japan that holds that everything in nature has a spirit; believers perform ceremonies to ask for the blessings of the spirits; traditionally, shinto believers venerated the emperor. | 6 sets |
| 56 | oldest surviving religion in japan | 6 sets |
| 57 | el shinto | 6 sets |
| 58 | stresses a respect for nature and cleanliness | 6 sets |
| 59 | japan's earliest religion, based on respect for nature and worship of ancestors | 6 sets |
| 60 | "the sacred way" or "the way of the gods", a state religion in japan which worshipped the kami (spirits who resided in trees, rivers, streams, and mountains), did not satisfy spiritual needs of people | 6 sets |
| 61 | しんとう | 6 sets |
| 62 | nature worship | 6 sets |
| 63 | religion of early japanese culture; devotes worshipped numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world; offers of food and prayer made to gods and nature spirits | 6 sets |
| 64 | a japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature | 6 sets |
| 65 | religion started around 300 b.c. in japan; means "the way of the gods"; teaches that supernatural things "kami" live in objects and forces of nature | 5 sets |
| 66 | a japanese religion that developed around 300 b.c. | 5 sets |
| 67 | japanese religion which worshipped kami | 5 sets |
| 68 | at the time, japan's religion was _____ and they believed that everything had kami. | 5 sets |
| 69 | the ancient indigenous religion of japan | 5 sets |
| 70 | a religion that emphasizes an appreciation for the beauties of nature...held festivals throughout spring and fall..major religion in japan | 5 sets |
| 71 | the way of the gods, it was the native religion espoused by the yamato rulers in japan | 5 sets |
| 72 | the way of the gods...no moral rituals | 5 sets |
| 73 | japanese philosophy often joined with buddhism it stresses that all parts of nature- humans, animals, plants, rocks, and rivers -have their own spirits. | 5 sets |
| 74 | "the sacred way" or "the way of the gods", the japanese state religion among its doctrines are the divinity of the emperor and the sacredness of the japanese nation | 5 sets |
| 75 | an early japanese religion based on respect for the forces of nature | 5 sets |
| 76 | religion in japan | 5 sets |
| 77 | native japanese animism ;1.the attribution of a living soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena. 2.the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe. | 5 sets |
| 78 | a japanese religion | 5 sets |
| 79 | "way of the kami" | 5 sets |
| 80 | native religion of japan literally meaning "the way of the gods" | 5 sets |
| 81 | worship of forces of nature | 5 sets |
| 82 | "way of the gods," nonstructural ancient japanese religion based on worshipping nature starting about 500 bc; followers allowed to follow other religions | 5 sets |
| 83 | religion that honors spirits throught to inhabit natural features as trees, rocks and moutains. | 4 sets |
| 84 | known as the "sacred way," this evolved into a state doctrine that linked the belief in the divinity of the emperor to the sacredness of the japanese nation | 4 sets |
| 85 | traditional religion that originated in japan | 4 sets |
| 86 | the official state religion during the yamato rule; meaning "way of the gods": | 4 sets |
| 87 | this religion was optimistic with no heaven or hell | 4 sets |
| 88 | religion of japan involving prayers and rituals to appease nature spirits | 4 sets |
| 89 | the shinto religion is a native japanese product, but it is fairly close to chinese daoism. the word shinto means "the way of the gods," and the religion combines a simple animism, in which all kinds of natural objects possess =a spirit, with a worship of great deities, such as the sun goddess, who are immortal and benevolent but not perceivable by the human senses. things in the shinto religion had to "evidence their powers" to humans through the kami, or spirits, that inhabit them. | 4 sets |
| 90 | worship of the higher spirits and ancestors | 4 sets |
| 91 | worship of the forces of nature | 4 sets |
| 92 | what is the major religion of japan? | 4 sets |
| 93 | a japanese religion whose followers belive that gods inhabit natural objects. | 4 sets |
| 94 | the way of gods | 4 sets |
| 95 | japan's original religion, involves worshipping gods believed to be found in nature | 4 sets |
| 96 | the native religion of japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. | 4 sets |
| 97 | religion of early japanese culture; devotees worshipped numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world; offers of food and prayers made to gods and nature spirits | 4 sets |
| 98 | state religion in japan. derived from beliefs in natural spirits and until recently linked with belief in divinity of the emperor and the sacredness of the japanese nation. | 4 sets |
| 99 | religion based on nature, and many of the gods are related to nature, including the sun god. the emperor claims to be a descendent of the sun god, so people must believe in shinto for him to legitimacy. | 4 sets |