genuflection — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of genuflecting.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   Those impious Pigs, Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn The settled Swellfoot system, or to make Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt Into a loyal and an orthodox whine.

   Certain business titans have made Mar-A-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope.

Noun

1. the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

   Synonyms

   genuflexion

   Broader terms

   bowbowingobeisance