威い霊れい

noun

powerful spirit; majestic spiritual force

Refers to an awe-inspiring, often divine or supernatural, spiritual power. Rare and literary; not used in everyday conversation.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、神かみの威い霊れいが自し然ぜんを支し配はいすると記きされている。

  Ancient texts record that the powerful spirit of the gods governs nature.

noun

power of the emperor; imperial majesty

Specifically denotes the sacred or overwhelming authority of the emperor, often in a historical or mythological context. Extremely rare in modern usage.

• 天皇てんのうの威い霊れいによって国くにが治おさめられると信しんじられていた時じ代だいがあった。

  There was a time when it was believed that the country was ruled by the power of the emperor.