たましづめ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たましづめ – see the following entry.
鎮魂たましずめ
[noun] consolation and pacification of the souls of the dead
[noun] (Shinto) short for 鎮魂の祭 (tamashizume no matsuri, festival for the pacification of the souls of the dead) or 鎮魂の式 (tamashizume no shiki, ritual for the pacification of the souls of the dead): a mass
(This term, たましづめ (tamasidume), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)