noun
Folk Shinto; syncretized Shinto sect
A term used by Reform Shintoists to refer to Shinto practices that incorporate folk beliefs and syncretism, often contrasted with 復古神道 (Fukko Shinto).
See also: 復古神道
復古神道の立場から見ると、俗神道は民間信仰と混ざったものとされる。
From the perspective of Fukko Shinto, Folk Shinto is considered to be mixed with folk beliefs.
Compound of 俗 (ぞく, 'folk, popular') and 神道 (しんとう, 'Shinto'). The term was coined by Reform Shintoists to distinguish syncretized folk practices from their idealized pure Shinto.