noun
Refers to an offering presented at a shrine or temple, often food or decorative items arranged on a tray or stand.
神社に盛り物を供える。
I offer a votive offering at the shrine.
祭りの日には、立派な盛り物が並べられた。
On the day of the festival, splendid votive offerings were displayed.
A more general term for offerings, including those made to deities or ancestors, not necessarily arranged in a decorative manner.
A common, polite term for offerings, often used in everyday religious contexts; 盛り物 emphasizes the presentation or arrangement.
Compound of 盛り (mori, 'piling up, serving') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely originated from the practice of heaping food or items as offerings.