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The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
Answer for the clue "The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence ", 11 letters:
genuflexion
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of genuflection English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn: genuflection ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
genuflection \gen`u*flec"tion\, genuflexion \gen`u*flex"ion\, n. [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See Knee , Flexible .] The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship ...
Usage examples of genuflexion.
In spite of his costume I made the usual genuflexion, and when I would have kissed his hand he would not allow it, but shook mine in an affectionate manner.
Genuflexion before the idol or the dollar atrophies the muscle which walks and the will which goes.