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GENUFLECTION

\d͡ʒˌɛnəflˈɛkʃən], \d‍ʒˌɛnəflˈɛkʃən], \dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_f_l_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of GENUFLECTION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The bending of the knee, especially in worship. Also, genuflexion.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A bending of the knee, as in worship.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] Act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of bending the knee, adoration expressed by bending the knee.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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