Norito refers to Shinto prayers, through which people pay tribute to the virtue of gods and show their reverence for deities, with the intention of asking gods for blessing and of fulfilling their wishes.
祝詞（のり-と）とは神道において神徳を称え、崇敬の意を表する内容を神に奏上しもって加護や利益を得んとする文章をいう。