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Shin

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Shin (noun)
  2. 1) shin (noun)
  3. 2) shin (verb)
  4. 3) shin (noun)
  5. shin guard (noun)
  6. shin oak (noun)
  7. Shin-shu (noun)
  8. shin splints (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  9. bucked shin (noun)
  10. sore shin (noun)

Shin

noun \ˈshin, ˈshēn\

Definition of SHIN

: a major Japanese Buddhist sect that emphasizes salvation by faith in exclusive worship of Amida Buddha

Origin of SHIN

Japanese, literally, truth
First Known Use: 1877

Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

Rhymes with SHIN

bin, blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, linn, Lynn, pin, shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin

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