noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
enshrinement of a divided deity; transfer of a deity to another shrine
Shinto term for moving a deity's spirit from a main shrine to a branch shrine, or establishing a new shrine with a portion of the deity. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.
この神社は、本社から分祀された神様を祀っている。
This shrine enshrines a deity that was transferred from the main shrine.
The ceremony of enshrinement of the divided deity was solemnly performed.