church and state; ritual and governance
Refers to the relationship or unity of religious rites and political rule, often in historical or traditional Japanese contexts. Not an everyday term.
In ancient Japan, there was the idea of the unity of ritual and governance.
unity of church and state; theocracy
separation of church and state; separation of religious ritual and government administration
Compound of 祭 (ritual, festival) and 政 (government, politics). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with the concept of saisei itchi (unity of ritual and rule) in Japanese history.