genuflexion
- a variation of genuflection.
Example Sentences
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I made a genuflexion: "God help you, gentle sir," I said.
From Shapes of Clay by Bierce, Ambrose
These slight faux-pas aside, he reels off his office conscientiously enough, without fluffing a line or missing a genuflexion.
From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse
But, above all things, don't hurt his pride by offering to help him to his feet if he shows some difficulty in rising when he has performed his genuflexion before you.
From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert
I took my leave without a genuflexion, but with a strong sentiment of respect and kindness for this worthy, amiable, old man.
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby
"What's that meowlin?" asked Bruce the next morning, the moment he rose from the genuflexion of morning prayers.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George
