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  1. genuflection, genuflexionnoun

    the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

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  1. genuflexion

    Genuflection or genuflexion is the act of bending a knee to the ground, as distinguished from kneeling which more strictly involves both knees. From early times, it has been a gesture of deep respect for a superior. Today, the gesture is common in the Christian religious practices of the Anglican Church, Lutheran Church, Catholic Church, and Western Rite Orthodox Church. The Latin word genuflectio, from which the English word is derived, originally meant kneeling with both knees rather than the rapid dropping to one knee and immediately rising that became customary in Western Europe in the Middle Ages. It is often referred to as "going down on one knee" or "bowing the knee". In Western culture, one genuflects on the left knee to a human dignitary, whether ecclesiastical or civil, while, in Christian churches and chapels, one genuflects on the right knee when the Sacrament is not exposed but in a tabernacle or veiled (conversely, one kneels with both knees if the Sacrament is exposed).

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  1. genuflexion

    Genuflexion is a physical act of reverence or respect, typically associated with religious ceremonies or rituals, in which an individual bends one or both knees to the ground. It is traditionally performed in worship or as a sign of submission.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of genuflexion in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of genuflexion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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