genuflectverb [ I ]
uk/ˈdʒen.ju.flekt/us/ˈdʒen.jə.flekt/to bend one or both knees as a sign of respect to God, especially when entering or leaving a Catholic church:
People were genuflecting in front of the altar.
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Religious practices
- agarbatti
- anoint
- baptize
- bless
- celebrate
- confess
- confession
- flagellate
- genuflection
- go into/enter the church idiom
- hadj
- hajj
- observance
- pilgrimage
- purdah
- reborn
- revival
- revival meeting
- televangelism
- veil
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