- Compassing
- Compassing Com"pass*ing, a. (Shipbuilding) Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers. [1913 Webster]
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Compassing — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compassed} (k[u^]m past); p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassing}.] [F. compasser, LL. compassare.] 1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of. [1913 Webster] Ye shall compass the city seven… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compassing — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of compassen to compass 1. : encompassing, inclusive compassing knowledge 2. : curved … Useful english dictionary
compassing — Imagining or contriving, or plotting. In English law, compassing the king s death is treason. 4 Bl.Comm. 76 … Black's law dictionary
compassing — Imagining or contriving, or plotting. In English law, compassing the king s death is treason. 4 Bl.Comm. 76 … Black's law dictionary
compassing — com·pass || kÊŒmpÉ™s n. instrument that indicates magnetic north; boundary, limit v. surround, encircle; comprehend, understand … English contemporary dictionary
act of compassing — index coverage (scope) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Compass — Com pass (k[u^]m pas), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compassed} (k[u^]m past); p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassing}.] [F. compasser, LL. compassare.] 1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of. [1913 Webster] Ye shall compass the city seven times.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compassed — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compassed} (k[u^]m past); p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassing}.] [F. compasser, LL. compassare.] 1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of. [1913 Webster] Ye shall compass the city seven… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sacred architecture — (also known as religious architecture) is concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, mosques, stupas, synagogues, and temples. Many cultures devoted considerable resources … Wikipedia
1 Kings 7 — 1 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof… … The King James version of the Bible
