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GENUFLECTION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The act of bending the knees in worship or reverenceplay

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)

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