genuflecting
present 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
Examplesofgenuflecting
genuflecting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We have to be wary even ofgenuflectingin that direction.
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The priest now speaks the phrase after showing the chalice to the people andgenuflecting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a comparison, there are within each, two women upon a dais classical pillars, swathes of luxuriant cloth,genuflectingpersonages with arms extended, and allegorical figures present.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the tabernacle is vacant, it is common practice to leave it open so that the faithful will not inadvertently perform an act of devotion (such as bowing orgenuflecting).
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