noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
purification; abstinence; ritual cleansing
Refers to religious or ritual purification, often involving abstaining from certain foods, activities, or worldly concerns before a sacred event. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (斎戒する).
神事の前には斎戒して身を清める。
Before the Shinto ritual, one purifies oneself through abstinence.
斎戒期間中は肉や酒を断つ。
During the purification period, one abstains from meat and alcohol.