Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lying on the ground; penitential prostration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act or practice of lying on the ground.
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- noun obsolete The act or practice of
lying on theground .
Etymologies
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Latin humus the ground + cubare to lie down.
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pavonine commented on the word humicubation
Lying on the ground, especially as a sign of penitence or humiliation.
December 11, 2007