genuflect

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GENUFLECTION

n.[L. genu, the knee, and flectio, a bending. ] The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

GENUFLECT

Gen `u *flect ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Genuflected; p. pr. & vb. n.Genuflecting.] Etym: [See Genuflection. ]

GENUFLECTION

Gen `u *flec "tion, n. Etym: [F. génuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L.genu knee + flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See Knee, Flexible. ]

genuflect

gen u flect |ˈjenyəˌflekt ˈʤɛnjəˌflɛkt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect: she genuflected and crossed herself. • [ with adverbial ] show deference or servility: politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers. DERIVATIVES gen u flec tion |ˌjenyəˈflekSHən |noun, gen u flec tor |-tər |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bend (the knee )’): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu ‘knee ’ + flectere ‘to bend. ’

genuflect

genuflect |ˈdʒɛnjʊflɛkt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect. • show deference or servility: politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers. DERIVATIVES genuflection |-ˈflɛkʃ (ə )n |(also genuflexion ) noun, genuflector noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bend (the knee ’)): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu ‘knee ’ + flectere ‘to bend ’.

genuflect

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