genuflection
genuflection noun: the act of genuflecting.
Noun
genuflection (countable and uncountable, plural genuflections)
- The act of genuflecting.
- 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.1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts - 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.2025 January 12, David Remnick, “The Inauguration of Trump's Oligarchy”, in The New Yorker
- Those impious Pigs,
genuflection meaning in Tamil
genuflection in Tamil
- வணங்கும் வகையில் மண்டியிடல், முழங்காலிடல்
Forms of genuflection
| plural | genuflections |
|---|---|
| alternative form | genuflexion |
Origin of genuflection
Borrowed from Latin genuflexio, though with standardized spelling. By surface analysis, genuflect (“to bend the knee”) + -ion (Latinate abstract-noun suffix).
Questions about genuflection
- What does genuflection mean?
- Genuflection means the act of genuflecting.
- What is genuflection in Tamil?
- Genuflection in Tamil is வணங்கும் வகையில் மண்டியிடல், முழங்காலிடல். See Genuflection meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is genuflection?
- Genuflection is a noun.
- What is the plural of genuflection?
- The plural of genuflection is genuflections.
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