Deities from several shrines were enshrined together in one shrine or transferred to the precinct of one shrine, and the rest of the shrines were abolished to reduce the total number of shrines.
複数の神社の祭神を一つの神社に合祀させるか、もしくは一つの神社の境内社にまとめて遷座させ、その他の神社を廃することによって、神社の数を減らすというもの。