Definition of genuflect in English:

genuflect

verb ˈdʒɛnjʊflɛktˈdʒɛnjəˌflɛkt

[no object]

1Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.
Example sentencesExamples
- Just tell me when to sit, stand, kneel, and genuflect.
- She found an empty place in a pew in the back of the church and after she genuflected, knelt and began her rosary.
- Regina genuflected before the tabernacle and then knelt down on one of the pews, made the Sign of the Cross and began to pray silently.
- Give me a position, and I'll find you an expert to support it - and not just an expert but one with an institutional affiliation sounding so dignified it could make a nobleman genuflect.
- Devotees walk days, weeks and even months to visit the holy shrines, sometimes kneeling and genuflecting before and after each step.
- Complaining under his breath, he regretfully complied, finding himself down on one knee, genuflecting before Mistress Rai'chan.
- There was absolute silence as the strange ritual was done, the only sound the muffled chink of coins and the rustle of clothes as each recipient genuflected to the glittering Prince.
- The congregation, mostly elderly, stood in the open air among jagged brick walls, while priests chanted, genuflected and blessed the crowd with holy water.
- In the end, what the church needs is less technology and more people genuflecting.
- The boy genuflected in respect, ‘A pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.’
- She made me genuflect and kiss her topaz ring before entering.
- Carpenter crossed the carpeted floor of the Cathedral's dark interior and stopped only to genuflect wearily, and daub his fingers in the font once more.
- It is customary to show reference to the Blessed Sacrament by genuflecting on both knees.
- She walked slowly and calmly up to the front of the church and genuflected, and before walking up to the podium, stopped and placed a hand on the cloth-draped coffin.
- He quickly walked to it and before he entered into the pew, he genuflected and did the sign of the cross, the way his father had taught him so long ago.
- The Chief Adviser genuflected and walked out of the room backwards.
- When the two were standing before him, his apprentice genuflected to the master.
- Father Gerard, on the other hand, was genuflecting at the altar.
- This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other signs of spiritual modesty.
- After making the sign of the cross and genuflecting before the tabernacle, she knelt down and put her hands together in prayer.
Synonyms
fall to one's knees, get down on one's knees, bow, bow down, make obeisance, kowtow, curtsy, show reverence, show deference
1. 1.1 Show deference or servility.
  politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Maybe this is why he needs to genuflect before the altar of high art.
  If I sometimes missed the point of some of these interpretive discoveries along the way, I could only genuflect at Lang's technical ability to make them manifest.
  I am not one who automatically genuflects at the altar of editorial page innovation.
  The politicians in them wanted to genuflect to democracy, open debate and all the new citizen journalists who seem to wield so much influence these days.
  All too often, gutless reviewers genuflect to ‘major writers’, composing fawning reviews that barely hint at how bad the books are.
  The organization would genuflect to West in every way.
  He wants to force federal judges to genuflect to his right-wing beliefs.
  If we continue to genuflect to decentralization as a fundamental criterion for running elections, we make it much harder for such reform efforts to achieve true democracy.
  You can bet on football and basketball with drug-dealing bookmakers as long as you bow and scrape and genuflect when called onto the commissioner's carpet.
  Despite the resounding rejection of the European Constitution by French and Dutch voters, the fact is, old Europe still genuflects at the altar of socialism and collectivism.
  Journalists were not the only ones who failed to genuflect before the lessons of history that he worshipped.
  He can put an end to the rumpus by genuflecting before his fellow ministers and the European Commission.
  It is disgusting to see government ministers all but genuflecting to known bandits and murderers, but that has been the norm for many years now.
  They, of all people, will have creaky joints and damaged knees as they genuflect to the tax-cutting elite in this country.
  Today's Tribune, on the other hand, genuflects thoughtfully at the remarkable sums cultural productions entice to the coffers of the city's tourism industry.
  Still, this baseball season, writers and broadcasters won't stop genuflecting at the altar of team chemistry.
  It genuflects to such charlatans and presents them as legitimate ‘people's leaders,’ providing them with much needed credibility.
  Besides, we're at the museum to genuflect, not discuss.
  Mere mention of the two environmental groups, and the city and provincial officials genuflect.
  All of the services genuflect before the requirements for jointness and interoperability.
  Synonyms
  incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, bend the knee, kowtow

Derivatives

genuflection

noundʒɛnjʊˈflɛkʃ(ə)nˌdʒɛnjəˈflɛkʃ(ə)n

Lebert begins the action when he offers her ‘a profound, solemn bow that was like a genuflection,’ and then one after another people file past her to do the same.
Example sentencesExamples
- There were occasional genuflections to the original, for the edification of purist snobs.
- The party's automatic genuflection to the public employees' unions is one of its great embarrassments.
- A ban, as Norman says, is wrong, but so is genuflexion to a minority's rights.
- That faith-filled genuflection communicated very powerfully the sense of awe and mystery which ought to be associated with the Eucharist.

genuflector

noun

On their debut release under the Stompy Jones headline these genuflectors of jumping Jazz swing through seventeen tunes, six of which are originals.
Example sentencesExamples
- These worshippers of raw power and genuflectors before weapons of mass destruction play a pernicious role in transforming political problems into ‘security’ issues.
- As Hewitt and other genuflectors who are ushered routinely into the great man's presence insist, he is an intelligent, focused, purposeful leader.
- I wonder at people who so casually regard and partake of the Eucharist, of those jaunty genuflectors who never make it even halfway to the floor but give a kind of bob.
- More than 1,000 pinners are expected to descend upon Mad River's densely forested slopes for this genuflectors gala.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'bend (the knee')): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu 'knee' + flectere 'to bend'.

Definition of genuflect in US English:

genuflect

verbˈdʒɛnjəˌflɛktˈjenyəˌflekt

[no object]

1Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.
she genuflected and crossed herself
Example sentencesExamples
- Complaining under his breath, he regretfully complied, finding himself down on one knee, genuflecting before Mistress Rai'chan.
- She made me genuflect and kiss her topaz ring before entering.
- The Chief Adviser genuflected and walked out of the room backwards.
- Devotees walk days, weeks and even months to visit the holy shrines, sometimes kneeling and genuflecting before and after each step.
- When the two were standing before him, his apprentice genuflected to the master.
- He quickly walked to it and before he entered into the pew, he genuflected and did the sign of the cross, the way his father had taught him so long ago.
- Father Gerard, on the other hand, was genuflecting at the altar.
- It is customary to show reference to the Blessed Sacrament by genuflecting on both knees.
- The boy genuflected in respect, ‘A pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.’
- The congregation, mostly elderly, stood in the open air among jagged brick walls, while priests chanted, genuflected and blessed the crowd with holy water.
- In the end, what the church needs is less technology and more people genuflecting.
- Carpenter crossed the carpeted floor of the Cathedral's dark interior and stopped only to genuflect wearily, and daub his fingers in the font once more.
- After making the sign of the cross and genuflecting before the tabernacle, she knelt down and put her hands together in prayer.
- She walked slowly and calmly up to the front of the church and genuflected, and before walking up to the podium, stopped and placed a hand on the cloth-draped coffin.
- There was absolute silence as the strange ritual was done, the only sound the muffled chink of coins and the rustle of clothes as each recipient genuflected to the glittering Prince.
- Just tell me when to sit, stand, kneel, and genuflect.
- This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other signs of spiritual modesty.
- She found an empty place in a pew in the back of the church and after she genuflected, knelt and began her rosary.
- Give me a position, and I'll find you an expert to support it - and not just an expert but one with an institutional affiliation sounding so dignified it could make a nobleman genuflect.
- Regina genuflected before the tabernacle and then knelt down on one of the pews, made the Sign of the Cross and began to pray silently.
Synonyms
fall to one's knees, get down on one's knees, bow, bow down, make obeisance, kowtow, curtsy, show reverence, show deference
1. 1.1with adverbial Show deference or servility.
  politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers
  Example sentencesExamples
  He can put an end to the rumpus by genuflecting before his fellow ministers and the European Commission.
  You can bet on football and basketball with drug-dealing bookmakers as long as you bow and scrape and genuflect when called onto the commissioner's carpet.
  It is disgusting to see government ministers all but genuflecting to known bandits and murderers, but that has been the norm for many years now.
  Mere mention of the two environmental groups, and the city and provincial officials genuflect.
  Besides, we're at the museum to genuflect, not discuss.
  The politicians in them wanted to genuflect to democracy, open debate and all the new citizen journalists who seem to wield so much influence these days.
  All too often, gutless reviewers genuflect to ‘major writers’, composing fawning reviews that barely hint at how bad the books are.
  If I sometimes missed the point of some of these interpretive discoveries along the way, I could only genuflect at Lang's technical ability to make them manifest.
  I am not one who automatically genuflects at the altar of editorial page innovation.
  He wants to force federal judges to genuflect to his right-wing beliefs.
  Despite the resounding rejection of the European Constitution by French and Dutch voters, the fact is, old Europe still genuflects at the altar of socialism and collectivism.
  Still, this baseball season, writers and broadcasters won't stop genuflecting at the altar of team chemistry.
  The organization would genuflect to West in every way.
  Maybe this is why he needs to genuflect before the altar of high art.
  Journalists were not the only ones who failed to genuflect before the lessons of history that he worshipped.
  All of the services genuflect before the requirements for jointness and interoperability.
  It genuflects to such charlatans and presents them as legitimate ‘people's leaders,’ providing them with much needed credibility.
  They, of all people, will have creaky joints and damaged knees as they genuflect to the tax-cutting elite in this country.
  Today's Tribune, on the other hand, genuflects thoughtfully at the remarkable sums cultural productions entice to the coffers of the city's tourism industry.
  If we continue to genuflect to decentralization as a fundamental criterion for running elections, we make it much harder for such reform efforts to achieve true democracy.
  Synonyms
  incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, bend the knee, kowtow

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bend (the knee’)): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu ‘knee’ + flectere ‘to bend’.

单词	genuflect
释义	Definition of genuflect in English: genuflect verb ˈdʒɛnjʊflɛktˈdʒɛnjəˌflɛkt [no object] 1Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect. Example sentencesExamples Just tell me when to sit, stand, kneel, and genuflect. She found an empty place in a pew in the back of the church and after she genuflected, knelt and began her rosary. Regina genuflected before the tabernacle and then knelt down on one of the pews, made the Sign of the Cross and began to pray silently. Give me a position, and I'll find you an expert to support it - and not just an expert but one with an institutional affiliation sounding so dignified it could make a nobleman genuflect. Devotees walk days, weeks and even months to visit the holy shrines, sometimes kneeling and genuflecting before and after each step. Complaining under his breath, he regretfully complied, finding himself down on one knee, genuflecting before Mistress Rai'chan. There was absolute silence as the strange ritual was done, the only sound the muffled chink of coins and the rustle of clothes as each recipient genuflected to the glittering Prince. The congregation, mostly elderly, stood in the open air among jagged brick walls, while priests chanted, genuflected and blessed the crowd with holy water. In the end, what the church needs is less technology and more people genuflecting. The boy genuflected in respect, ‘A pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.’ She made me genuflect and kiss her topaz ring before entering. Carpenter crossed the carpeted floor of the Cathedral's dark interior and stopped only to genuflect wearily, and daub his fingers in the font once more. It is customary to show reference to the Blessed Sacrament by genuflecting on both knees. She walked slowly and calmly up to the front of the church and genuflected, and before walking up to the podium, stopped and placed a hand on the cloth-draped coffin. He quickly walked to it and before he entered into the pew, he genuflected and did the sign of the cross, the way his father had taught him so long ago. The Chief Adviser genuflected and walked out of the room backwards. When the two were standing before him, his apprentice genuflected to the master. Father Gerard, on the other hand, was genuflecting at the altar. This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other signs of spiritual modesty. After making the sign of the cross and genuflecting before the tabernacle, she knelt down and put her hands together in prayer. Synonyms fall to one's knees, get down on one's knees, bow, bow down, make obeisance, kowtow, curtsy, show reverence, show deference 1.1 Show deference or servility. politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers Example sentencesExamples Maybe this is why he needs to genuflect before the altar of high art. If I sometimes missed the point of some of these interpretive discoveries along the way, I could only genuflect at Lang's technical ability to make them manifest. I am not one who automatically genuflects at the altar of editorial page innovation. The politicians in them wanted to genuflect to democracy, open debate and all the new citizen journalists who seem to wield so much influence these days. All too often, gutless reviewers genuflect to ‘major writers’, composing fawning reviews that barely hint at how bad the books are. The organization would genuflect to West in every way. He wants to force federal judges to genuflect to his right-wing beliefs. If we continue to genuflect to decentralization as a fundamental criterion for running elections, we make it much harder for such reform efforts to achieve true democracy. You can bet on football and basketball with drug-dealing bookmakers as long as you bow and scrape and genuflect when called onto the commissioner's carpet. Despite the resounding rejection of the European Constitution by French and Dutch voters, the fact is, old Europe still genuflects at the altar of socialism and collectivism. Journalists were not the only ones who failed to genuflect before the lessons of history that he worshipped. He can put an end to the rumpus by genuflecting before his fellow ministers and the European Commission. It is disgusting to see government ministers all but genuflecting to known bandits and murderers, but that has been the norm for many years now. They, of all people, will have creaky joints and damaged knees as they genuflect to the tax-cutting elite in this country. Today's Tribune, on the other hand, genuflects thoughtfully at the remarkable sums cultural productions entice to the coffers of the city's tourism industry. Still, this baseball season, writers and broadcasters won't stop genuflecting at the altar of team chemistry. It genuflects to such charlatans and presents them as legitimate ‘people's leaders,’ providing them with much needed credibility. Besides, we're at the museum to genuflect, not discuss. Mere mention of the two environmental groups, and the city and provincial officials genuflect. All of the services genuflect before the requirements for jointness and interoperability. Synonyms incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, bend the knee, kowtow Derivatives genuflection noundʒɛnjʊˈflɛkʃ(ə)nˌdʒɛnjəˈflɛkʃ(ə)n Lebert begins the action when he offers her ‘a profound, solemn bow that was like a genuflection,’ and then one after another people file past her to do the same. Example sentencesExamples There were occasional genuflections to the original, for the edification of purist snobs. The party's automatic genuflection to the public employees' unions is one of its great embarrassments. A ban, as Norman says, is wrong, but so is genuflexion to a minority's rights. That faith-filled genuflection communicated very powerfully the sense of awe and mystery which ought to be associated with the Eucharist. genuflector noun On their debut release under the Stompy Jones headline these genuflectors of jumping Jazz swing through seventeen tunes, six of which are originals. Example sentencesExamples These worshippers of raw power and genuflectors before weapons of mass destruction play a pernicious role in transforming political problems into ‘security’ issues. As Hewitt and other genuflectors who are ushered routinely into the great man's presence insist, he is an intelligent, focused, purposeful leader. I wonder at people who so casually regard and partake of the Eucharist, of those jaunty genuflectors who never make it even halfway to the floor but give a kind of bob. More than 1,000 pinners are expected to descend upon Mad River's densely forested slopes for this genuflectors gala. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'bend (the knee')): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu 'knee' + flectere 'to bend'. Definition of genuflect in US English: genuflect verbˈdʒɛnjəˌflɛktˈjenyəˌflekt [no object] 1Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect. she genuflected and crossed herself Example sentencesExamples Complaining under his breath, he regretfully complied, finding himself down on one knee, genuflecting before Mistress Rai'chan. She made me genuflect and kiss her topaz ring before entering. The Chief Adviser genuflected and walked out of the room backwards. Devotees walk days, weeks and even months to visit the holy shrines, sometimes kneeling and genuflecting before and after each step. When the two were standing before him, his apprentice genuflected to the master. He quickly walked to it and before he entered into the pew, he genuflected and did the sign of the cross, the way his father had taught him so long ago. Father Gerard, on the other hand, was genuflecting at the altar. It is customary to show reference to the Blessed Sacrament by genuflecting on both knees. The boy genuflected in respect, ‘A pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.’ The congregation, mostly elderly, stood in the open air among jagged brick walls, while priests chanted, genuflected and blessed the crowd with holy water. In the end, what the church needs is less technology and more people genuflecting. Carpenter crossed the carpeted floor of the Cathedral's dark interior and stopped only to genuflect wearily, and daub his fingers in the font once more. After making the sign of the cross and genuflecting before the tabernacle, she knelt down and put her hands together in prayer. She walked slowly and calmly up to the front of the church and genuflected, and before walking up to the podium, stopped and placed a hand on the cloth-draped coffin. There was absolute silence as the strange ritual was done, the only sound the muffled chink of coins and the rustle of clothes as each recipient genuflected to the glittering Prince. Just tell me when to sit, stand, kneel, and genuflect. This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other signs of spiritual modesty. She found an empty place in a pew in the back of the church and after she genuflected, knelt and began her rosary. Give me a position, and I'll find you an expert to support it - and not just an expert but one with an institutional affiliation sounding so dignified it could make a nobleman genuflect. Regina genuflected before the tabernacle and then knelt down on one of the pews, made the Sign of the Cross and began to pray silently. Synonyms fall to one's knees, get down on one's knees, bow, bow down, make obeisance, kowtow, curtsy, show reverence, show deference 1.1with adverbial Show deference or servility. politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers Example sentencesExamples He can put an end to the rumpus by genuflecting before his fellow ministers and the European Commission. You can bet on football and basketball with drug-dealing bookmakers as long as you bow and scrape and genuflect when called onto the commissioner's carpet. It is disgusting to see government ministers all but genuflecting to known bandits and murderers, but that has been the norm for many years now. Mere mention of the two environmental groups, and the city and provincial officials genuflect. Besides, we're at the museum to genuflect, not discuss. The politicians in them wanted to genuflect to democracy, open debate and all the new citizen journalists who seem to wield so much influence these days. All too often, gutless reviewers genuflect to ‘major writers’, composing fawning reviews that barely hint at how bad the books are. If I sometimes missed the point of some of these interpretive discoveries along the way, I could only genuflect at Lang's technical ability to make them manifest. I am not one who automatically genuflects at the altar of editorial page innovation. He wants to force federal judges to genuflect to his right-wing beliefs. Despite the resounding rejection of the European Constitution by French and Dutch voters, the fact is, old Europe still genuflects at the altar of socialism and collectivism. Still, this baseball season, writers and broadcasters won't stop genuflecting at the altar of team chemistry. The organization would genuflect to West in every way. Maybe this is why he needs to genuflect before the altar of high art. Journalists were not the only ones who failed to genuflect before the lessons of history that he worshipped. All of the services genuflect before the requirements for jointness and interoperability. It genuflects to such charlatans and presents them as legitimate ‘people's leaders,’ providing them with much needed credibility. They, of all people, will have creaky joints and damaged knees as they genuflect to the tax-cutting elite in this country. Today's Tribune, on the other hand, genuflects thoughtfully at the remarkable sums cultural productions entice to the coffers of the city's tourism industry. If we continue to genuflect to decentralization as a fundamental criterion for running elections, we make it much harder for such reform efforts to achieve true democracy. Synonyms incline the body, incline the head, make an obeisance, make a bow, nod, curtsy, drop a curtsy, bob, salaam, bend the knee, kowtow Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bend (the knee’)): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu ‘knee’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
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