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circumambulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | walk around |
| Type of | circle |
Examples of circumambulate
circumambulate
There are four main chapels, and I circumambulate these with pilgrims, who add yak buttermilk to the candle bowls.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
We are about to circumambulate the Kaaba.
From the time.com
And if the transport of nuclear material is to circumambulate the urban sprawl of Dhaka, then they will have to cross the Padma.
From the economist.com
Buddhists and Hindus, too, circumambulate stupas and temples as worship, an acknowledgment of the spiritual gravity that lies in the center.
From the nytimes.com
This week, the Hajj begins and millions of pilgrims will descend on Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba and perform other religious rites as they've done for centuries.
From the ocregister.com
During cremation, the Geats lament the death of their lord, a widow's lament being mentioned in particular, singing dirges as they circumambulate the barrow.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Walk around something
- Circumambulation (from Latin circum around + ambulu0101tus to walk) is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol.
- (circumambulation) A form of progression known as primary directions. See "ascensional times".
- (circumambulation) skor ba. An act of veneration that consists of walking clockwise, concentratedly and with awareness, around a sacred object, e.g., a temple, stupa, or holy mountain, or the residence, and even the person, of a spiritual master.
- (Circumambulation) A term used to describe the interpretation of an image by reflecting on it from different points of view. Circumambulation differs from free association in that it is circular, not linear. ...
- (Circumambulation) Ceremonially surrounding a person or an object for the purpose of protection.
- (Circumambulation) Religious practice consisting of walking around a sacred place as a sign of veneration and piety. Islamic circumambulation is practiced around the Ka'ba in Mekka, the Rock of Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, and in many mausoleums and shrine where the sages of Islam are revered. .
- (Circumambulation) That ceremony in which initiates walk completely around the Altar in imitation of sun and fire worshippers who thus encircled early stone altars with fire upon them. Masonic circumambulation is East to West by way of South, or clockwise. ...
