Definitions for: Genuflection

[n] the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

Webster (1913) Definition: Gen`u*flec"tion, n. [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL.
genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr.
flectere, flexum, to bend. See Knee, Flexible.]
The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship. --Bp.
Stillingfleet.

Synonyms: genuflexion

See Also: bow, bowing, obeisance