GENUFLECTION Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word genuflection. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for GENUFLECTION
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| adoration | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of profound love and admiration • the act of admiring strongly • the worship given to God alone | ||||||
| bow | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting • a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow • an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience • something curved in shape • a decorative interlacing of ribbons • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments verb • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head • play on a stringed instrument with a bow • yield to another's wish or opinion • bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting • bend one's back forward from the waist on down | ||||||
| homage | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • respectful deference | ||||||
| kneel | verb v | |||||
noun • supporting yourself on your knees verb • rest one's weight on one's knees | ||||||
| obeisance | noun n | |||||
noun • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting • the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | ||||||
| prostration | noun n | |||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body • the act of assuming a prostrate position | ||||||
| reverence | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something • a reverent mental attitude • an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) verb • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | ||||||
| submission | noun n | |||||
noun • something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) • the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another • the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else • the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness • a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter • (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | ||||||
| genuflexion | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence | ||||||