英语 (ancient form of 禪) to sacrifice to heaven, the imperial power, as only the emperor was allowed to offer these sacrifices, to leanse; to exorcize, of Buddhism; Buddist
祭天也。从示單聲。時戰切
(禪)祭天也。从示。單聲。凡封土爲壇。除地爲墠。古封禪字葢衹作墠。項威曰。除地爲墠。後改墠曰禪。神之矣。服虔曰。封者、增天之高。歸功於天。禪者、廣土地。應劭亦云。封爲增高。禪爲祀地。惟張晏云。天高不可及。於泰山上立封。又禪而祭之。冀近神靈也。元鼎二年紀云。望見泰一。修天文䄠。䄠卽古禪字。是可證禪亦祭天之名。但禪訓祭天。似當與祡爲伍。不當廁此。時戰切。十四部。