prosternationn.

Brit.

/ˌprɒstəˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌprɑstərˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English prosternacion, late Middle English prosternacioun, 1600s– prosternation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prosternation-, prosternatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin prosternation-, prosternatio prostration (11th cent.; from 12th cent. in British sources), throwing down, overthrow (from 12th cent. in British sources) < prosternat- , past participial stem of prosternare prosternate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare Middle French, French prosternation (1568), Spanish prosternación (mid 16th cent.). Compare earlier prostration n.

Now rare.

The action of prostrating or condition of being prostrated; prostration. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun] > prostrate or face down

prostration1440

prosternationa1500

grovelling1611

humicubation1656

concidency1681

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > prostration of body in reverence

prostration1440

prosternationa1500

fussefall1547

prosterning1612

shikho1886

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > weakness

faintise1297

weaknessa1300

faintc1320

feebleness1340

languishingc1384

lamea1400

unferea1400

unferenessa1400

unwielda1400

impotence1406

imbecility?a1425

languisha1425

languoringa1438

unwieldness1437

faintnessa1440

impotency1440

infirmityc1440

debility1484

unlustiness1486

resolution1547

unwieldiness1575

languishment1576

infirmness1596

weakness1603

prostrationa1626

exolution1634

languidness1634

prosternation1650

faintingnessa1661

debilitude1669

flaccidity1676

atony1693

puniness1727

faintishness1733

adynamia1743

asthenia1802

adynamy1817

weakliness1826

tonelessness1873

atonicity1900

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > extreme

prostrationa1626

prosternation1650

a1500 Rule Minoresses in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 106 (MED) Þey schul nat make prosternacioun whan Sanctus is in seyinge, til þe leuacioun; but after þe leuacioun, þey schul make prosternacion til Per omnia of þe Pater noster.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 162 I shall rise..from the prostration, from the prosternation of death.

1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes (new ed.) 17 Before the Patient hath suffered too great a prosternation of spirits.

a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) ii. 29 Prosternations, uncouth gestures, & strange rites of worship.

1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull I. xii. 127 To the humiliating attitude of prosternation.

1797 G. Staunton Authentic Acct. Embassy to China II. ii. 130 These prosternations are expected, as well from strangers, as from the subjects and vassals of the empire.

1819 H. Busk Banquet ii. 30 You call the oaks to witness the deceit, In prosternation at their aged feet.

1873 Galaxy Mag. Oct. 501/2 Invocations of the Holy Name, prosternations, adorations, were lavished on the..head of the lodge.

1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xii. 237 He did, however, as he drove off, hear the Rector's cry of ‘Stop thief!’, and knew with a heart-sick prosternation that he was discovered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prosternation
释义	prosternationn. Brit. /ˌprɒstəˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌprɑstərˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English prosternacion, late Middle English prosternacioun, 1600s– prosternation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prosternation-, prosternatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin prosternation-, prosternatio prostration (11th cent.; from 12th cent. in British sources), throwing down, overthrow (from 12th cent. in British sources) < prosternat- , past participial stem of prosternare prosternate v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare Middle French, French prosternation (1568), Spanish prosternación (mid 16th cent.). Compare earlier prostration n. Now rare. The action of prostrating or condition of being prostrated; prostration. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [noun] > prostrate or face down prostration1440 prosternationa1500 grovelling1611 humicubation1656 concidency1681 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > [noun] > prostration of body in reverence prostration1440 prosternationa1500 fussefall1547 prosterning1612 shikho1886 the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > weakness faintise1297 weaknessa1300 faintc1320 feebleness1340 languishingc1384 lamea1400 unferea1400 unferenessa1400 unwielda1400 impotence1406 imbecility?a1425 languisha1425 languoringa1438 unwieldness1437 faintnessa1440 impotency1440 infirmityc1440 debility1484 unlustiness1486 resolution1547 unwieldiness1575 languishment1576 infirmness1596 weakness1603 prostrationa1626 exolution1634 languidness1634 prosternation1650 faintingnessa1661 debilitude1669 flaccidity1676 atony1693 puniness1727 faintishness1733 adynamia1743 asthenia1802 adynamy1817 weakliness1826 tonelessness1873 atonicity1900 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > extreme prostrationa1626 prosternation1650 a1500 Rule Minoresses in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 106 (MED) Þey schul nat make prosternacioun whan Sanctus is in seyinge, til þe leuacioun; but after þe leuacioun, þey schul make prosternacion til Per omnia of þe Pater noster. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 162 I shall rise..from the prostration, from the prosternation of death. 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes (new ed.) 17 Before the Patient hath suffered too great a prosternation of spirits. a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) ii. 29 Prosternations, uncouth gestures, & strange rites of worship. 1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull I. xii. 127 To the humiliating attitude of prosternation. 1797 G. Staunton Authentic Acct. Embassy to China II. ii. 130 These prosternations are expected, as well from strangers, as from the subjects and vassals of the empire. 1819 H. Busk Banquet ii. 30 You call the oaks to witness the deceit, In prosternation at their aged feet. 1873 Galaxy Mag. Oct. 501/2 Invocations of the Holy Name, prosternations, adorations, were lavished on the..head of the lodge. 1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xii. 237 He did, however, as he drove off, hear the Rector's cry of ‘Stop thief!’, and knew with a heart-sick prosternation that he was discovered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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