Meanings
Origin
- Latincircumambulātiō
- Englishcircumambulation
From circum- + ambulation, borrowed from Latin circumambulātiō.
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Bengali পরিক্রমা
- পরিক্রমা (porikroma)act of walking around something
Catalan circumval·lació
- circumval·lacióact of walking around something
Chinese Mandarin 環繞儀式 /环绕仪式
- 環繞儀式 /环绕仪式 (huánrào yíshì)act of walking around something
Finnish ympärikävely, kiertäminen
- ympärikävelyact of walking around something
- kiertäminenact of walking around something
French circumambulation
- circumambulationact of walking around something
Hindi प्रदक्षिणा, परिक्रमा
- प्रदक्षिणा (pradakṣiṇā)act of walking around something
- परिक्रमा (parikramā)act of walking around something
Italian circumambulazione
- circumambulazioneact of walking around something
Latin circumambulatio
- circumambulatioact of walking around something
Polish obejście, okrążenie
- obejścieact of walking around something
- okrążenieact of walking around something
Spanish circunvalación
- circunvalaciónact of walking around something
Urdu طواف
- طواف (tavāf)act of walking around something
Cite this entry
APA
circumambulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumambulation
MLA
“circumambulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumambulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumambulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumambulation.
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