noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
purification by bathing; ritual cleansing
A yojijukugo referring to the traditional practice of purifying oneself through fasting and bathing, often before religious ceremonies. Used as a noun or with する.
神主は祭りの前に斎戒沐浴した。
The Shinto priest purified himself by fasting and bathing before the festival.
斎戒沐浴は神道の伝統的な清めの儀式だ。
Sai-kai moku-yoku is a traditional Shinto purification ritual.