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Meaning of Genuflection | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The act of genuflecting.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الركوع
Français génuflexion
Gaeilge umhlú
Íslenska knéfall
Italiano genuflessione
Latina genuflexio
Nederlands kniebuiging
Português genuflexão
Română genuflexiune

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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