Definition of 礼拝
- (n, vs, adj-no) worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service
彼は今礼拝中だ。
He is at church right now. - (n, vs) worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
「ところで神社を知っていますか?」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」
"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."