Meaning of Genuflection | Babel Free
Definitions
The act of genuflecting.
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
العربية
الركوع
Suomi
polvistuminen
Français
génuflexion
Gaeilge
umhlú
Íslenska
knéfall
Italiano
genuflessione
Latina
genuflexio
Nederlands
kniebuiging
Português
genuflexão
Română
genuflexiune
Русский
коленопреклонение
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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