单词 | genuflect |
释义 | genuflect[ jen-yoo-flekt ] / ˈdʒɛn yʊˌflɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR genuflect ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship. to express a servile attitude. Origin of genuflect1620–30; <Medieval Latin genūflectere to bend the knee, equivalent to Latin genū-, stem of genuknee + flectere to bend OTHER WORDS FROM genuflectgen·u·flec·tor, nounWords nearby genuflectgentry, gents', genu, genual, genucubital position, genuflect, genuflection, genuine, genuine article, gen up, genupectoral position Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for genuflectBritish Dictionary definitions for genuflectgenuflect / (ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt) / verb (intr)to act in a servile or deferential manner RC Church to bend one or both knees as a sign of reverence, esp when passing before the Blessed Sacrament Derived forms of genuflectgenuflection or esp British genuflexion, noungenuflector, nounWord Origin for genuflectC17: from Medieval Latin genūflectere, from Latin genu knee + flectere to bend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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