English Dictionary

sin eater

名詞

歴史的

(historical) A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by means of eating a piece of bread, laid for him on the breast of the dead one.

日本語の意味

（歴史的な意味）死者の罪を自身が引き受けるとされ、亡くなった人の胸に置かれたパンを食べることで、その罪を移し受けると信じられていた人物

At the edge of the village, the sin eater accepted the bread placed on the corpse's chest and claimed the dead man's transgressions as his own.

村のはずれで、死者の胸に置かれた一切れのパンを食べることでその死者の罪を自分に引き受けると信じられていた男が、そのパンを受け取り、故人の罪を自分のものだと宣言した。

意味（1）

(historical) A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by means of eating a piece of bread, laid for him on the breast of the dead one.

sin eaters （ plural ）