身み固がため

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Onmyōdō body-strengthening spell

Historical term referring to a specific ritual or spell in Onmyōdō (Japanese esoteric cosmology) intended to fortify one's body. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいには、身み固がための呪じゅ法ほうが行おこなわれた。

  During the Heian period, the body-strengthening spell called migatame was performed.

• 陰陽師おんみょうじが身み固がためを施ほどこす場ば面めんが文ぶん献けんに残のこっている。

  There are records of onmyōji performing the migatame ritual.