genuflection
\gen`u*flec"tion\, genuflexion
\gen`u*flex"ion\, n. [F. g['e]nuflexion, 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 or reverence. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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