国こっ家か神しん道とう

noun

State Shintō

Historical term for the nationalistic, government-controlled form of Shintō that was abolished in 1945. Used in discussions of pre-war Japanese religion and politics.

• 国こっ家か神しん道とうは、戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんで国こっ家かの祭さい祀しとして制せい度ど化かされた。

  State Shintō was institutionalized as a national ritual in pre-war Japan.

• 1945年ねん、GHQの指し令れいにより国こっ家か神しん道とうは廃はい止しされた。

  In 1945, State Shintō was abolished by a directive from GHQ.