genuflected
past simple and past participle ofgenuflect
genuflect
verb[I]
uk/ˈdʒen.ju.flekt/us/ˈdʒen.jə.flekt/tobendone or bothkneesas asignofrespecttoGod,especiallywhenenteringorleavingaCatholicchurch:
People were genuflecting infrontof thealtar.
Religious practices
- agarbatti
- allocution
- anoint
- anointment
- baptize
- faith healing
- flagellate
- flagellation
- fleishig
- genuflect
- proselyte
- proselytize
- prostration
- purdah
- rebaptize
- reborn
- sanctify
- televangelism
- unbaptized
- unction
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Physical gestures of respect
Examplesofgenuflected
genuflected
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
At any rate, theygenuflectedin that direction.
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Hegenuflectedgently in that direction when he said that he hoped that some employees would buy shares.
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At the end of the service yougenuflectedand crossed yourself!
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- depart from sth
- depart-from-sth
- departing
- department
- departmental
- departmental budget
- departmental committee
- departmental manager
- departmental office
- departmental staff
- department-for-business-innovation-and-skills
- department-for-work-and-pensions
- department of agriculture
- department of agriculture
- department official
- department official
- department-of-social-security
- department-of-trade-and-industry
- department of transportation
- department store
- department-store
- depart this life
- depart-this-life
- departure
- departure gate