僧そう号ごう

noun

priest's religious name; Buddhist ordination name

The name a Buddhist priest receives upon ordination, distinct from their secular name. Used in formal and religious contexts.

• 彼かれの僧そう号ごうは「空くう海かい」です。

  His priestly name is 'Kūkai'.

• 僧そう号ごうを授さずかる儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれた。

  A ceremony was held to confer the religious name.