1To enshrine or deify — to install a deity or an ancestral spirit in a shrine, small shrine, or household altar and venerate it as a god. Often written 祀る for this sense (祀 is a non-jōyō kanji).
この神社には学問の神様が祀られている。
The god of learning is enshrined at this shrine.
戦死した兵士たちは靖国神社に祀られている。
The soldiers who died in the war are enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine.
昔から各家庭では先祖の霊を祀ってきた。
Since long ago, each household has enshrined the spirits of its ancestors.
山の上には火の神を祀る小さな祠がある。
On top of the mountain there is a small shrine dedicated to the fire god.
2To worship or pay homage to a deity or spirit by performing rites; the act of veneration itself. Usually written 祭る; somewhat formal or literary.
古代の人々は太陽を神として祭った。
Ancient people worshipped the sun as a god.
村では毎年、豊作を願って田の神を祭る。
Every year the village worships the god of the rice fields, praying for a good harvest.