1to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
2ceremony
3(Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival
4(in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; to wield (sth magic)
Examples
fán燔chái柴jì祭tiān天shì是yì一zhǒng种gǔ lǎo古老de的yí shì仪式。
燔柴祭天是一种古老的仪式。
The Heavenly Timber Immolation is a kind of ancient ritual.
京都以它的祭坛和寺院而闻名。
Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.