Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of carrying around or about.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act or process of carrying about.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete The act or process of
carrying about.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But Bishop Lindsey seemeth also to hold that kneeling hath been abused by the Papists (562) only in the elevation and circumgestation of the host, but not in the participation, and that Honorius did not command kneeling in the participation, but only in the elevation and circumgestation.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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If I could get no other meat to eat than the consecrated host, which Papists idolatrise in the circumgestation of it, I might lawfully eat it; and if I could get no other clothes to put on than the holy garments wherein a priest hath said mass, I might lawfully wear them.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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Now if the Papists in the sacrament kneel to the sign, then they have idolatrously abused kneeling, even in the participation; for the Bishop dare not say that, in the elevation or circumgestation, there is either sacrament or sign.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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Not by decree, because albeit Honorius appointed adoration to be used in the elevation and circumgestation, yet not in the act of receiving.
The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630
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