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Definition of Genuflection
1. Noun. The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence.
Exact synonyms: Genuflexion
Generic synonyms: Bow, Bowing, Obeisance
Derivative terms: Genuflect, Genuflect, Genuflect, Genuflect
Generic synonyms: Bow, Bowing, Obeisance
Derivative terms: Genuflect, Genuflect, Genuflect, Genuflect
Definition of Genuflection
1. n. The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.
Definition of Genuflection
1. Noun. the act of genuflecting ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Genuflection
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genuflection
Literary usage of Genuflection
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"... the act of bending the knee, genuflection, kneeling. ' matic temper or
constitution. FLEGME, sm. phlegm : (among chemists) the water of distillation ..."