'genuflexion' definitions:
Definition of 'genuflexion'
noun
The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn:
genuflection, genuflexion]
Definition of 'genuflexion'
- 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.
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