Meaning of GENUFLECT
| Pronunciation: | | 'jenyû`flekt
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- [v] bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
- [v] bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
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| | Synonyms: | | kowtow, scrape |
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| | See Also: | | bow | |
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| | Definition: | | \Gen`u*flect"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Genuflected}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Genuflecting}.] [See {Genuflection}.]
To bend the knee, as in worship.
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| | Related Terms: | | bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bob, bob a curtsy, bob down, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow the head, bow to, cringe to, crouch, crouch before, curtsy, do homage, do obeisance, duck, fall down before, grovel, kneel, kneel to, knuckle to, kowtow, make a leg, make a reverence, make obeisance, nod, salaam, scrape, stoop, truckle to |
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