genuflectionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌdʒen.juˈflek.ʃən/us/ˌdʒen.jəˈflek.ʃən/the act of genuflecting
the act of showing respect:
Contemporary Hollywood movies often make subtle genuflections to the great film-makers of the past.
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Religious practices
- agarbatti
- anoint
- baptize
- bless
- celebrate
- confess
- confession
- flagellate
- genuflect
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj
- hajj
- observance
- pilgrimage
- purdah
- reborn
- revival
- revival meeting
- televangelism
- veil
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