noun
(also tawaaf)
Islam The ritual of performing seven circumambulations of the Kaaba as part of the haj to Mecca.
The circumambulations are performed in an anticlockwise direction, the first three at a fast pace, and the final four at a slower pace.
Origin
Late 18th century. From Arabic ṭawāf to go round, circumambulate.
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