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.