Genuflection

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or reverence.
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  • noun. the act of genuflecting
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  • noun. the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
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    bow  bowing  obeisance  
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