Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or reverence.
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- noun the act of
genuflecting
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
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Examples
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Care should be taken to instruct the faithful that genuflection is the appropriate sign of adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, “whether reserved in the tabernacle or exposed for public adoration.”
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A bend of the body and a genuflection were the appropriate answer of the Ethiopian to these observations.
The Talisman 2008
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"I guess this is the kind of genuflection to political correctness that these guys feel they have to make," he told Adelaide's The Advertiser newspaper, speaking of Rudd's Labor party.
SFGate: Top News Stories By TANALEE SMITH 2010
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"Kevin Rudd is not an old-style lefty ... but the Labor Party is full of people who are, and I guess this is the kind of genuflection to political correctness that these guys feel they have to make," he told the Adelaide Advertiser.
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"genuflection" before visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last week and of "lying down" in front of his coalition partners in the Northern League.
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"genuflection" before visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last week and of "lying down" in front of his coalition partners in the Northern League.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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She is accustomed to genuflection and he can't bend a knee -- for long.
Kitty Kelley: What's Behind the Oprah/Letterman Feud? Kitty Kelley 2010
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She is accustomed to genuflection and he can't bend a knee -- for long.
Kitty Kelley: What's Behind the Oprah/Letterman Feud? Kitty Kelley 2010
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She is accustomed to genuflection and he can't bend a knee -- for long.
Kitty Kelley: What's Behind the Oprah/Letterman Feud? Kitty Kelley 2010
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Tommy Hilfiger, the man himself, appears in Veronique's office flanked by a retinue of fragrance exec dandies, greeted by general genuflection and bustle.
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