noun, suru verb (precursor)
religious purification by abstaining from meat on fast days
Archaic term referring to a practice of purification and devotion, involving abstention from meat on specific days. Related to 精進潔斎.
See also: 精進潔斎
昔は節忌の日に肉を断って身を清めた。
In the old days, people purified themselves by abstaining from meat on days of religious abstinence.