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Genuflection

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The act of genuflecting.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Genuflections genuflector Genuflects genuflexion Genuine genuine article

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