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祭
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Definitions
- 1. to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
- 2. memorial ceremony
- 3. (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon
- 4. (lit. and fig.) to wield
Words Containing 祭
altar
to worship
sacrificial offerings
burnt offering (Judaism)
to offer a libation
to offer sacrifices to Confucius
public memorial service
ritual dishes
sacrificial ceremony
to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral
blood sacrifice
to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
priestcraft
priest
priest
to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
to give sacrifice
a good meal
a worship ceremony for the dead
to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
to mourn and offer prayers
High Priest
to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc
funeral oration
to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
sacrifices
to brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation)
pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice
to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month)
offering
to offer sacrifice
sacrificial animal