NOUN | communication | genuflection, genuflexion | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence |
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Meaning | The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence. | |
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Synonym | genuflexion | |
Broader | bow, bowing, obeisance | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting |
Spanish | genuflexión | |
Catalan | genuflexió | |
Verbs | genuflect | bend / bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image |
genuflect | bend / bend the knees and bow in a servile manner |
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