Rotunda meaning

Noun: rotunda

Pronunciation: (row’tun-du)

Rotunda meaning:

1. A building having a circular plan and a dome.
2. A large circular room.

Quotations: Joseph Lowery – The president of these United States engaged in ceremony in the rotunda, but he stopped short of sacrament when he missed an opportunity to name somebody to the courts with the spirit of Rosa Parks, with diversity and minority rights.

Dennis Hastert – He will come up to the Capitol, as far as we know right now, by a procession probably Wednesday morning and lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday and Thursday, and, we think, a funeral at the National Cathedral on Friday.

Argus Hamilton – Jackie Robinson was honoured in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. What a ceremony. It doubled the number of statues in the rotunda because when it was mentioned that he was a lifelong Republican and Richard Nixon supporter, the Democrats turned to stone.

John Conyers – We think having her body lie in honour in the Rotunda is probably the most expressive way that we in government can let everyone know that the legacy of Rosa Parks is embraced by the federal legislature. I must say that the bipartisan support has been excellent.

Jeanette Lancaster – There’s nothing like standing at the Rotunda and looking toward Cabell Hall to relax and feel more peaceful towards life.

Sample sentences:

1. There will be some words said in her honour and probably a prayer or two, and probably a military colour guard of some sort, presumably one or more wreaths. So there will be sort of a decorous atmosphere in this majestic Rotunda.
2. Like the great pendulum in its rotunda scribing through the long day movements of the universe of which you may say it knows nothing and yet know it must.
3. Many quotations have been inscribed inside the Roosevelt memorial rotunda at the museum.
4. The building is wide and has a rotunda.
5. The prison is in the form of a rotunda.