DEASIL


Meaning of DEASIL in English

I. adverb

also dei·seal or des·sil ˈdēzəl, ˈdes(h)əl

Etymology: Scottish Gaelic deiseil: akin to Irish Gaelic deiseal act of turning to the right, Old Irish dess right hand, south, Scottish Gaelic deas, Welsh deheu, deau, de right, southern, Breton dehou right, south, Latin dexter right — more at dexter

: right-handwise , sunwise , clockwise — used especially of the Masonic rite of circumambulation and also of Masonic floor work that is clockwise; compare widdershins

II. noun

( -s )

: a charm performed by going three times about an object in the direction of the sun and sometimes carrying fire in the right hand

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