Deasil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdjɛʃəl/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Deasil is an adverb meaning Clockwise, sunwise.
Meaning
Clockwise, sunwise.
More Meanings
- A motion towards the right, in the direction of the hands of a clock or of the apparent motion of the sun (in the northern hemisphere); a turning in this direction.
Example Sentences
In Strathfillan, Perthshire, people are cured of insanity by being made to go three times deasil round a certain pool and then being plunged headlong into it.
It consists, as is well known, in the person who makes the deasil walking three times round the person who is the object of the ceremony, taking care to move according to the course of the sun.
Word Forms
- deaseal
- deasill
- deasiul
- deasoil
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deisal, deiseal, deisul, deshil, deasill, deasiul.
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