Tag: Verb Genuflect

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Word of the Day – Genuflect

  • Verb:  Genuflect
  • Noun: Genuflection
    1. to bend the knee
    2. to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship
    3. to be servilely obedient or respectful
  •  Synonyms:
    1. bow
    2. curtsy
    3. kowtow
    4. salaam
    5. obeisance
  • Usage:
    1. “Genuflection before the idol or before money wastes away the muscles which walk and the will which advances.”
  • Encountered:
    1. While reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

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