circumambulate

verb

cir·cum·am·bu·late | \ -ˈam-byə-ˌlāt

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circumambulated; circumambulating

Definition of circumambulate

transitive verb

: to circle on foot especially ritualistically

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Hajj pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 22, 2017. — Laignee Barron, Time, "'A Revolutionary Moment.' Activist Mona Eltahawy Talks Sexual Assault, Self-Defense and #MosqueMeToo," 7 Mar. 2018 The minimum of wall text is an invitation to circumambulate. — A.j. Goldmann, WSJ, "The Muse Turned Master," 19 Aug. 2017

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