斎とき

noun

ritual meals shared between parishioners and priests

A specialized religious term referring to meals exchanged or shared between parishioners and Shinto or Buddhist priests, often in a ceremonial context. Rare in everyday language.

• 神じん社じゃの祭さい礼れいでは、氏うじ子こと神しん職しょくが斎ときを共ともにすることがある。

  During shrine festivals, parishioners and priests sometimes share ritual meals together.