HyperDic: genuflection

English > 1 sense of the word genuflection:
NOUNcommunicationgenuflection, genuflexionthe act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
English > genuflection: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe act of bending the knees in worship or reverence.
Synonymgenuflexion
Broaderbow, bowing, obeisancebending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
Spanishgenuflexión
Catalangenuflexió
Verbsgenuflectbend / bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
genuflectbend / bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

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