noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
relocation of a shrine; transfer of a sacred object
Used in Shinto contexts for moving a deity's seat or a sacred object to another location. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive or intransitive verb.
神社の遷座祭が執り行われた。
A ceremony for the relocation of the shrine was held.
御神体を新しい社殿
They transfer the sacred object to the new shrine building.