御み明あかし

noun

sacred lamp; offering light

A lamp, candle, or other light offered at a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple as a religious offering. Often seen in phrases like 御明かしをあげる or 御明かしを灯す.

• 神じん社じゃで御み明あかしをあげてきた。

  I offered a sacred lamp at the shrine.

• 本ほん堂どうの前まえにたくさんの御み明あかしが灯ともされていた。

  Many offering lights were lit in front of the main hall.