胙ひもろぎ

noun

offerings of food to the gods

Archaic term for food offerings presented to deities in Shinto rituals. The reading ひもろぎ is more commonly associated with 神籬, a sacred space or altar, but these kanji specifically denote the food offerings themselves.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、胙ひもろぎを神しん前ぜんに供そなえる儀ぎ式しきが記しるされている。

  Ancient texts record rituals in which offerings of food are presented before the gods.