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Definition of Circumambulates
1. circumambulate [v] - See also: circumambulate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumambulates
Literary usage of Circumambulates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States by Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington (1831)
"IIL THIS nimble and expert little species seldom perches mi the small twigs; but
circumambulates the trunk and larger branches, in quest of ants and other ..."
2. A Dictionary of Religion and Ethics by Shailer Mathews, Gerald Birney Smith (1921)
"The worshiper circumambulates the shrine keeping his right side toward it, goes
to the threshold, presents offerings of fruits, flowers, or food (which is ..."
3. The Rites of the Twice-born by Sinclair Stevenson (1920)
"Besides this, he circumambulates the temple as far as the water drain and back
again. Whether he has performed his ..."
4. Faiths of Man: A Cyclopædia of Religions by James George Roche Forlong (1906)
"Aryans and non-Aryans adore it alike ; the priest fixes it upright, and the
kneeling king offers rice and flowers, circumambulates it, and sprinkles it with ..."
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