| Title | Circumambulate |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology circumambulate 1656, from L. circumambulare, from circum "around" + ambulare "to walk." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cir·cum·ambulate \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin circum ambulatus, past participle of circum ambulare to walk around, from circum + ambulare — more at circum- , amble intransitive verb 1. : to walk or go around; especially : to walk or go around an object of worship or reverence or in a ritual circular course < one circumambulates with the object of worship as one's physical as well as spiritual focus — S.W.Nakamura > 2. : to wander about at leisure without definite purpose or as a result of indirection transitive verb : to walk around especially ritualistically < she might have gone and circumambulated the Yeobrights' premises at Blooms-End — Thomas Hardy > < the stupa which the worshipers circumambulated — W.N.Brown > • cir·cum·ambulation \“+\ noun -s • cir·cum·ambulator \“+\ noun -s |
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