释义 |
circumambulate /ˌsəːkəmˈambjʊleɪt /verb [with object] formalWalk all the way round: they used to circumambulate the perimeter wall...- We walked barefoot and circumambulated the outer walls of the temple.
- The temple is crowded with a number of people, most of them with prayer wheels in their hands, circumambulating the sanctum.
- They will circumambulate the stadium once and then take the torches to the cauldron.
Derivativescircumambulation /ˌsəːkəmambjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun ...- On entering the temple, the guru performs three circumambulations along with the goddess seated in a golden chariot.
- Each year in winter there is a four-day ritual circumambulation of the mountain by thousands of pilgrims who visit sites of myth and legend.
- It is said that if you make 21 circumambulations of this temple your problems will be solved and your desires fulfilled.
circumambulatory adjective ...- The outer circumambulatory path leads one to the Ambal shrine.
- Taller rectangular slabs were used to fence off circumambulatory paths surrounding the stupa.
- In the temple are circumambulatory vaulted corridors.
Rhymesambulate, perambulate |