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genuflexion

genuflexion is the alternative spelling of genuflection.

Meaning of genuflection

Noun

genuflection (countable and uncountable, plural genuflections)

  1. 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

Forms of genuflexion

pluralgenuflexions

Questions about genuflexion

What is genuflexion the alternative spelling of?
Genuflexion is the alternative spelling of genuflection.

Words near genuflexion in the dictionary

  1. genuflects
  2. genuflex
  3. genuflexed
  4. genuflexes
  5. genuflexing
  6. genuflexion
  7. genuflexions
  8. genuflexuous
  9. genuine
  10. genuine article
  11. genuine articles

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