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    genuflection
    [ˌjenyəˈflekSHən]
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    1. noun form of genuflect
    gen·u·flect
    [ˈjenyəˌflek(t)]
    verb
    genuflect (verb) · genuflects (third person present) · genuflected (past tense) · genuflected (past participle) · genuflecting (present participle)
    1. lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect:
      "she genuflected and crossed herself"
      Similar:
      get down on one's knees
      bow down
      make obeisance
      show reverence
      show deference
      hunch down
      hunker down
    Origin
    mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bend (the knee’)): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu ‘knee’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
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    Genuflection or genuflexion is the act of bending a knee to the ground, as distinguished from kneeling which more strictly involves both knees. From early times, it has been a gesture of deep respect for a superior. Today, the gesture is common in the Christian religious practices of the Anglicanism, Lutheranism, … See more

    In 328 BC, Alexander the Great introduced into his court-etiquette some form of genuflection already in use in Persia, a modification to the tradition of Proskynesis. … See more

    The General Instruction of the Roman Missal lays down the following rules for genuflections during Mass:
    During Mass, three … See more

    Genuflection, typically on one knee, still plays a part in the Anglican, Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Western Rite Orthodox traditions, … See more

    • Woodcut depicting marriage proposal - genuflection (kneel/squat combination)
    American football player Tim Tebow "tebowing" as genuflection (kneel/squat combination). See more

     
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