Kneeler

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  • noun. One who kneels, as to pray.
  • noun. Something, such as a stool, cushion, or board, on which to kneel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who kneels, or worships by kneeling.
  • noun. In the early church, one of a class of penitents who were permitted to occupy a kneeling position between the ambo and the door of the church.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling.
  • noun. A cushion or stool to kneel on, such as one attached to a pew in a church.
  • noun. A name given to certain catechumens and penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of church worship.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who kneels.
  • noun. A thing that is designed to be kneeled on.
  • noun. An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person in a kneeling position
  • noun. a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on
  • Word Usage
    "I cannot imagine a person agreeing to be the "kneeler" for this act without an inch-thick wad of Benjamins firmly in hand, but you never know what'll motivate some people to perform the most sordid acts imaginable."
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