GENUFLECTION

genuflection. Genuflection, n. an act of religious kneeling

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Gen′u‐flec″tion (?), n. [[F. génuflexion, 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.