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Definition of genuflection : The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.

Synonyms:

courtesy, bow, curtsy, kowtow, nod, genuflexion

affirmation, agreement, obeisance, concurrence, compliance, conformity, acquiescence, deference, fealty, respect, willingness, fulfillment, capitulation, resignation, homage, conformance, submissiveness, assent, meekness, observance, servility, submission, surrender, obedience, acceptance, consent, adherence

devotion, subordination, humility, subservience, yieldingness, complaisance, docility, servitude, subjection, vassalage, serfdom, inferiority, slavishness, duty, humbleness, lowliness

Usage examples:

• This exorcism was, as he had told her, more powerful than that which the Christian exorcists used, and the symbol of exorcism was not unlike the sign of the Cross, to which was added genuflection of Assyrian origin. - "The World For Sale, Volume 2.", Gilbert Parker.
• Mechanically she dipped her fingers into the holy water, she made her genuflection to the altar, and knelt down in one of the back rows. - "The Marriage of William Ashe", Mrs. Humphry Ward.
• He grovelled again, and shuffled off, turning at every few steps to make a genuflection. - "The Red Symbol", John Ironside.