circumambulate
to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
Origin of circumambulate
1Other words from circumambulate
- cir·cum·am·bu·la·tion, noun
- cir·cum·am·bu·la·tor, noun
- cir·cum·am·bu·la·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby circumambulate
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How to use circumambulate in a sentence
Do thou, therefore, circumambulate that great hero cheerfully.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 4 | Kisari Mohan GanguliIs this me, around whom children ran, as they would about a pillar or a monument, and thought it exercise to circumambulate?
Arthur O'Leary | Charles James LeverThey kneel, clasp their hands, circumambulate the Buddha and file out.
The Buddha | Paul CarusRound this there is a dark and narrow passage which pilgrims circumambulate.
The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund Candler
British Dictionary definitions for circumambulate
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈæmbjʊˌleɪt) /
to walk around (something)
(intr) to avoid the point
Origin of circumambulate
1Derived forms of circumambulate
- circumambulation, noun
- circumambulator, noun
- circumambulatory, adjective
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