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单词 adgeniculation
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adgeniculationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adgeniculation-, adgeniculatio.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin adgeniculation-, adgeniculatio (also aggeniculation- , aggeniculatio ) action of kneeling before (4th cent. in Jerome) < adgeniculat- , past participial stem of adgeniculari (also aggeniculari ) to kneel before (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; Vetus Latina; < classical Latin ad- ad- prefix + geniculum : see geniculum n.) + -iō -ion suffix1. Compare geniculation n.
Obsolete.
The action of kneeling towards the altar as a gesture of reverence.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or act of kneeling > [noun]
kneelingc1200
genuflection1526
geniculation1611
adgeniculation1637
society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > kneeling, bowing, or prostration
kneelingc1200
genuflection1526
adgeniculation1637
flexion1862
1637 Abp. J. Williams Holy Table v. 164 This Adgeniculation was before the Altar, when they came for Absolution.
1643 W. Slatyer Compl. Christian v. ii. 655 The adgeniculation of the ancients, the treble prostration of the Grecians before or towards the holy Table.
1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices xi. 323 Consequently no Adgeniculation at the Altars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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