Synonyms for genuflect
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : jen-yoo-flekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn yʊˌflɛkt |
Définition of genuflect
Origin :- 1620s, back-formation from genuflection. Related: Genuflected; genuflecting.
- verb kneel
- It hurt Sophia just to watch her struggle to genuflect before the cardinal.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea
- If it is a Roman Catholic wedding they genuflect as they reach the chancel.
- Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
- It was well for the people to know when to kneel, when to bow the head, and when to genuflect.
- Extract from : « Robert Annys: Poor Priest » by Annie Nathan Meyer
- Should we not, when we enter the church, genuflect, bend the knee in His honor?
- Extract from : « Mary, Help of Christians » by Various
- "It's customary to genuflect when you enter the Viceroy's presence," said the standing one at last.
- Extract from : « Upstarts » by L. J. Stecher
- He does not require a lady to genuflect before him to show her appreciation of a gentlemanly act.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 » by Various
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