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circumambulation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsɝ.kəmˌæm.bjuˈleɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From circum- + ambulation, borrowed from Latin circumambulātiō.

Meanings

  1. The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

Forms

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Relateds

circumambulatory · circumambulate

Translations (18)

fr circumambulation (act of walking around something) · hi प्रदक्षिणा (act of walking around something) · es circunvalación (act of walking around something) · sa परिक्रमा (act of walking around something) · fi ympärikävely (act of walking around something) · bn পরিক্রমা (act of walking around something) · cmn 環繞儀式 /环绕仪式 (act of walking around something) · fi kiertäminen (act of walking around something) · ur طواف (act of walking around something) · pl obejście (act of walking around something) · ml പ്രദക്ഷിണം (act of walking around something) · hi परिक्रमा (act of walking around something) · pl okrążenie (act of walking around something) · te ప్రదక్షిణము (act of walking around something) · sh kruženje (act of walking around something) · ca circumval·lació (act of walking around something) · it circumambulazione (act of walking around something) · la circumambulatio (act of walking around something)