GENUFLECTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

Synonyms:

genuflection; genuflexion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("genuflection" is a kind of...):

bow; bowing; obeisance (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting)

Derivation:

genuflect (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner)

genuflect (bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image)