About The Word Genuflection
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Genuflection
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What's The Definition Of Genuflection?
[n] the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
Synonyms | Synonyms for Genuflection: genuflexion Related Terms | Find terms related to Genuflection: bend | bending the knee | bob | bow | bowing and scraping | crouch | curtsy | dipping the colors | duck | homage | inclination | kneeling | kowtow | making a leg | nod | obeisance | obsequiousness | presenting arms | prostration | reverence | salaam | salutation | salute | scrape | servility | squat | standing at attention | stoop | submission | submissiveness | supination See Also | bow | bowing | obeisance Genuflection In Webster's Dictionary \Gen`u*flec"tion\, n. [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL.
genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr.
flectere, flexum, to bend. See {Knee}, {Flexible}.]
The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
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