Shintoism, Shinto n. (Written also Sintu, and Sintuism) One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes.
... speech was a part of a very impressive Shinto ceremony in which the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese fleets addressed the spirits of the officers and sailors who lost their lives during the war with Russia. For simple eloquence it has seldom ... — Standard Selections • Various
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