勅ちょく祭さい社しゃ

noun

shrine where imperial envoys attend rituals and present offerings

A specific category of Shinto shrine designated by the Imperial Household Agency. The term is technical and primarily used in historical or religious contexts.

• 勅ちょく祭さい社しゃには、皇こう室しつから勅ちょく使しが派は遣けんされる。

  An imperial envoy is dispatched from the Imperial Household to a chokusai-sha shrine.

• この神じん社じゃは明めい治じ時じ代だいに勅ちょく祭さい社しゃに列れっせられた。

  This shrine was designated as a chokusai-sha in the Meiji period.