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genuflection

[ jen-yoo-flek-shuh n ]

/ ˌdʒɛn yʊˈflɛk ʃən /

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noun

an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.

Also especially British, gen·u·flex·ion.

Origin of genuflection

First recorded in 1520–30, genuflection is from the Medieval Latin word genūflexiōn- (stem of genūflexiō). See genuflect, -ion

Words nearby genuflection

genu valgum, genu varum, genual, genucubital position, genuflect, genuflection, genuine, genupectoral position, genus, genève, genêt

Example sentences from the Web for genuflection

He grovelled again, and shuffled off, turning at every few steps to make a genuflection.

The Red Symbol |John Ironside
A bend of the body and a genuflection were the appropriate answer of the Ethiopian to these observations.

The Talisman |Sir Walter Scott
Genuflection before the idol or before money wastes away the muscles which walk and the will which advances.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
Ixtlilxochitli made a second genuflection, and resumed his way.

The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 2 (of 3) |Fergus Hume

It would seem that such a genuflection must be, of necessity, ridiculous.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII. No. 30. September, 1873 |Various