物もの憑つき

noun

spirit possession; possessed person

Refers to the state of being possessed by a spirit or to a person who is possessed. Often used in folkloric or supernatural contexts.

• 村むらでは、物もの憑つきになった人ひとを祈き祷とうで治なおそうとした。

  In the village, they tried to cure a person who had become possessed through prayer.

noun

vessel for a spirit; mediumistic child or doll

Specifically a child or doll used by a shaman or miko as a vessel for a spirit during invocation. Related to the term 憑坐 (よりまし).

See also: 憑坐 (よりまし)

• 巫女みこは物もの憑つきとなる子こ供どもに神かみを降おろした。

  The miko called down a god into a child who served as a spirit vessel.