also: しゅくし
Shinto ritual prayer; invocation of the gods
A formal prayer or invocation recited by a Shinto priest during ceremonies, addressing the kami. The reading のりと is standard in this context.
神主が祝詞をあげた。
The Shinto priest intoned a ritual prayer.
Only with reading しゅくし
Used only with the reading しゅくし. A formal speech of congratulations, similar to 祝辞 (しゅくじ), but less common. Often encountered in ceremonial contexts.
See also: 祝辞 (しゅくじ)
結婚式で祝詞を述べる。
Deliver a congratulatory address at a wedding.
祝辞（しゅくじ）is a formal congratulatory speech at a ceremony, while 祝詞（しゅくし）is a more general term for congratulatory words or messages and looks/sounds almost identical.
Standard kanji spelling for the Shinto ritual prayer sense, read のりと.
Same kanji spelling, but read しゅくし for the congratulatory address sense. Less common than 祝辞.
The reading のりと is a jukujikun (special kanji reading) for the Shinto prayer sense. The reading しゅくし is the standard on'yomi, used for the congratulatory address sense. The kanji 祝 means 'celebrate' or 'pray', and 詞 means 'words' or 'speech'.