Shintai
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shintai is a noun meaning (Shinto) A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami.
Meaning
(Shinto) A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami.
Example Sentences
But Ryōtora had definitely moved a shintai during the makeshift festival – and it must have been Saiun-nushi’s, because Sekken couldn’t imagine the shugenja could call a kami into a foreign vessel without noticing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kami, shinza, shrine, mikoshi, arahitogami, shikigami.
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