noun
religious retreat; spiritual retreat
Used for organized retreats focused on spiritual training, prayer, or religious study, often in a Christian context but also applicable to other traditions.
See also: リトリート
教会の修養会に参加して、静かな場所で祈りの時間を持った。
I attended a church retreat and had a time of prayer in a quiet place.
来月、山の修道院で三日間の修養会が開かれる。
Next month, a three-day spiritual retreat will be held at a mountain monastery.
Compound of 修養 (shūyō, 'self-cultivation; moral training') and 会 (kai, 'meeting; gathering'). The term likely arose in modern Japanese Christian communities to translate the concept of a religious retreat.