genuflection
noun
an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
genuflexion
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a variation of
genuflection.
Example Sentences
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"Good-by, gentlemen;" and kissing her hand, and laughing at Mr. Curtis, who nearly turned a somerset in his profound genuflexion, she was whirled away toward the cottage.
From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
He, too, felt a spirit of genuflexion and wanted to speak to God personally; to appeal to Him by a private petition as to a king whose ministers denied mercy.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
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 Rupert Hughes
Christine hesitated, and then left the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague without even a transient genuflexion.
From The Pretty Lady by Arnold Bennett
Each time he passed before the tabernacle he made a genuflexion slantwise, which threw him all askew.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola
