shintai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami.

Word forms

shintai

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 神体(しんたい) (shintai).

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