'genuflection' definitions:

Definition of 'genuflection'

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noun
The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn: genuflection, genuflexion]

Definition of 'genuflection'

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  • genuflection \gen`u*flec"tion\, genuflexion \gen`u*flex"ion\, n. [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See Knee, Flexible.] The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or reverence. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]

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