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Shintoism
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Chinese: shin, god; tao, way)
The original national religion of Japan, with millions of adherents. It has neither dogmas nor sacred writings, and is a compound of pantheism and the worship of ancestors and heroes. It teaches that all nature is controlled by gods, from whom the first emperor sprang; hence the mikado is the descendant of the deity, and is the high-priest. Its moral code can be reduced to these principles: follow the inspiration of your own heart, and obey the emperor. In A.D. 552, Buddhism was united with Shintoism, and the fusion, known as Rio-bu-Shinto, was the national religion until 1868, when a revolution separated the two.
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Entry for 'Shintoism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/shintoism.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Shintoism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/shintoism.html. 1910.
