circumambulatory

adjective

cir·​cum·​ambulatory

1

: circumambulating

the circumambulatory scholar

2

: designed for especially ritualistic circumambulation

the circumambulatory passage made of lime concrete

—H. D. Sankalia

Word History

Etymology

Latin circum ambulatus + English -ory

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