noun
division of a shrine's deity; divided spirit
Shinto term: the act of dividing a tutelary deity's spirit to enshrine it in another location, or the divided spirit itself. Often used in the context of branch shrines.
この神社の分霊を新しい社に祀った。
They enshrined a divided spirit from this shrine in the new shrine.
分霊の儀式は神職によって執り行われる。
The ceremony of dividing the deity's spirit is performed by Shinto priests.