noun
the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan
• Syn: ↑Kokka Shinto
• Hypernyms: ↑sect, ↑religious sect, ↑religious order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Shinto
adjective
of or pertaining to the branch of Shinto recognized as the state religion of Japan
• Pertains to noun: ↑Kokka Shinto
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/kawk"kah/, adj.
of or pertaining to the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan. Cf. Shuha.
[ < Japn: lit., state < MChin, equiv. to Chin guójia]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.