Definition of "circumambulation" []

• The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose. (noun)

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• "Perhaps it’s easier to describe through what Jung called circumambulation … or talking around the subject."
• "It is also interesting to note that scholars are unanimous in holding that the face must be uncovered during circumambulation of the Kaaba in Mecca, during what is arguably considered a peak moment of Islamic spirituality."
• "Then, as he continued his circumambulation, a tantric Geshe accompanying him explained the stories associated with each and every one of the many naturally formed stone images of deities, mantras, and hand and foot imprints on stones that were lying above and below on the sides of the road."