noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
killing by curse; cursing to death
Historical term for a magical practice of causing death through curses, often associated with ancient or medieval Japanese occult traditions. Rare in modern usage outside historical or literary contexts.
平安時代には、厭魅を使って政敵を呪い殺そうとする事件があった。
In the Heian period, there were incidents where people tried to curse political rivals to death using enmi.
古文書に「厭魅」という言葉が出てくるが、現代ではほとんど使われない。
The word 'enmi' appears in ancient documents, but it is hardly used today.