Prostration

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of prostrating oneself.
  • noun. The state of being prostrate.
  • noun. Total exhaustion or weakness; collapse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying flat.
  • noun. The act of falling down, or the act of bowing, in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but the word is now used also for kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship.
  • noun. Great depression; dejection: as, a prostration of spirits.
  • noun. In medicine, a great loss of strength, which may involve both voluntary and involuntary functions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat.
  • noun. The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship.
  • noun. The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection.
  • noun. A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act or condition of prostrating (lying flat) oneself, as a sign of humility.
  • noun. A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests.
  • noun. Being laid face down (prone).
  • noun. The condition of being prostrated, as from heat.
  • noun. A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of assuming a prostrate position
  • noun. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
  • noun. abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
  • Word Usage
    "Now this King’s daughter loved the idol and was frequent in prostration to it and assiduous in its service; and she was the fairest woman of her day, accomplished in beauty and loveliness, elegance and grace."
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