慰い霊れい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

consoling the spirits of the dead; memorial service for the dead

Refers to rituals, ceremonies, or acts to comfort the souls of the deceased. Often used in compound nouns like 慰霊碑 (memorial monument) or 慰霊祭 (memorial service).

• 戦せん没ぼつ者しゃの慰い霊れいのために、毎まい年とし式しき典てんが開ひらかれる。

  A ceremony is held every year to console the spirits of the war dead.

• 彼かれら