Religion and Shintoism

Religion

Religion noun - A body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities.

Shintoism and religion are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shintoism" with "Religion", this nouns are similar.

Shintoism

Shintoism noun - The ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors.
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Religion and Shintoism are semantically related. You can use "Religion" instead a noun "Shintoism".

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  • Useful Notes / Shinto In short, Shintoism, particularly modern Shintoism, is less a religion and more of a celebration of Japanese-ness.
  • Useful Notes / Shinto Shintō (神道note Literally divine path) or Shintoism, was the original religion of Japan and the Japanese people before Buddhism came along.
  • These all come to a head in Hopeless Masquerade, with each character's magic being tied to one of the three faiths (Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism), and a character fight differently based on what religion she's currently aligned to.
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