拭しょく浄じょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

wiping and purifying; wiping and cleansing

Rare noun or suru-verb referring to the act of wiping something clean, often with a nuance of ritual or thorough purification. Not in everyday use; more likely found in historical, religious, or literary contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、神しん前ぜんを拭しょく浄じょうする儀ぎ式しきの記き述じゅつがある。

  In old documents, there is a description of a ritual for wiping and purifying the area before the deity.

• この寺てらでは、年ねんに一いち度ど、仏ぶつ像ぞうを拭しょく浄じょうする行ぎょう事じが行おこなわれる。

  At this temple, an event is held once a year to wipe and purify the Buddhist statues.