- Kokka Shinto
- nounthe branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan• Syn: ↑Kokka• Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order• Member Holonyms: ↑Shinto
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Kokka Shinto
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Kokka Shinto — A Japanese term used to translate the English state Shinto . Unlike for example shuha shinto which was an administrative term used by the Japanese authorities to define and control certain Japanese religious groups, kokka shinto was a concept… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Shinto Directive — The Shinto Directive (in Japanese translation shinto shirei) was a short document produced, under the direction of the American William K.Bunce, by the Religions Division of the Civil Information and Education Section, Supreme Commander of… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Kokka — In modern usage nation or nation state (see Kokka Shinto). In the Tokugawa period before the advent of nationalism it was used like kuni for the feudal domain of a daimyo, while the Confucian term tenka ( under heaven ) was used for the whole… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Shinto — Shintoïsme Allée de torii, sanctuaire de Fushimi Inari, Kyōto Le shintoïsme ou shinto (神道, shintō … Wikipédia en Français
Shintô — Shintoïsme Allée de torii, sanctuaire de Fushimi Inari, Kyōto Le shintoïsme ou shinto (神道, shintō … Wikipédia en Français
Shintō — Shintoïsme Allée de torii, sanctuaire de Fushimi Inari, Kyōto Le shintoïsme ou shinto (神道, shintō … Wikipédia en Français
Kokka — I noun the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan • Syn: ↑Kokka Shinto • Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Jinja shinto — Shrine Shinto . One of a number of modern academic terms used in both the administration and analysis of Shinto (see Kokka Shinto, Kyoha Shinto, Minzoku shinto etc.). In the Shinto Directive it was one of the synonyms of state Shinto . It has … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Shinto — Shintoist, n., adj. /shin toh/, n. 1. Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. adj. 2. Also, Shintoistic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto. [ < Japn shinto, earlier shintau … Universalium
Kyoha Shinto — Sect Shinto . An administrative category applied to certain religious groups. It emerged as a result of Meiji government legislation in 1876 designed to give all kinds of independent religious movements, some of which focused on a particular… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
