| Noun | 1. | Shinto - the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japanreligion, faith - institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" Kokka, Kokka Shinto - the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan | |
| 2. | Shinto - the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestorsfaith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | |
| Adj. | 1. | Shinto - relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; "Shinto temples" | |