Hypertext Webster Gateway: "genuflection"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Genuflection \Gen`u*flec"tion\, n. [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL.
genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr.
flectere, flexum, to bend. See {Knee}, {Flexible}.]
The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
genuflection
n : the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn: {genuflexion}]
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