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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : jen-yoo-flekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn yʊˌflɛkt |
Définition of genuflected
Origin :- 1620s, back-formation from genuflection. Related: Genuflected; genuflecting.
- verb kneel
- As they entered the chapel, the four genuflected to the altar.
- Extract from : « Under the Witches' Moon » by Nathan Gallizier
- They dipped in the font and genuflected, then bowed in prayer.
- Extract from : « White Shadows in the South Seas » by Frederick O'Brien
- At last she lifted her bowed head, and rising slowly to her feet, she genuflected before the altar.
- Extract from : « High Noon » by Anonymous
- They all genuflected before the Virgin and wound off into the woods, their voices dying away in the distance.
- Extract from : « Confessions of an Opera Singer » by Kathleen Howard
- Dom Etienne genuflected to the altar, mounted the steps, and sat down in a red velvet arm-chair, placed on the highest step.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- Then his reflections were disturbed by a young white monk, who passed him, genuflected to the altar, and lighted two tapers.
- Extract from : « En Route » by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
- Sister Scholastica genuflected, and kissed the Cardinal's ring, and received his Benediction.
- Extract from : « The Cardinal's Snuff-Box » by Henry Harland
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