誓せい願がん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

religious vow

A solemn promise made to a deity or in a religious context, often involving a commitment to perform certain acts if a prayer is answered.

• 彼かれは病びょう気き平へい癒ゆを神かみに誓せい願がんした。

  He made a vow to the god for recovery from illness.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

prayer (by making a vow)

A prayer that is accompanied by a vow; the act of praying while promising something in return. Often used in Buddhist contexts.

• 合ごう格かくを誓せい願がんして毎まい日にち神じん社じゃに通かよった。

  I went to the shrine every day, praying and vowing for success in the exam.