Genuflection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Genuflection is a noun meaning The act of genuflecting.
Meaning
The act of genuflecting.
Example Sentences
Certain business titans have made Mar-A-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope.
Those impious Pigs, Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn The settled Swellfoot system, or to make Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt Into a loyal and an orthodox whine.
Word Forms
- genuflections
- genuflexion
Synonyms for genuflection
Depending on context, synonyms include genuflexion.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genuflexion, kneeling, reverence, knee, flexure, prostration.
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