genuflection|genuflections in English
noun
[gen·u·flec·tion· || ‚dʒenjə'flekʃn /-jʊ'f-]
bowing; kneeling
Use "genuflection|genuflections" in a sentence
1. 8 synonyms for Curtsy: bow, genuflection, kowtow, nod, obeisance, curtsey, curtsey, bob
2. He never pretended it was a genuflection to anything but commerce.
3. Not very imaginative, it amounted to a genuflection to Papini and his authoritative views.
4. Contemporary Hollywood movies often make subtle genuflections to the great film-makers of the past.
5. Synonyms for Curtseys include bobs, curtsies, bows, genuflections, obeisances, courtesies, dips, bendings, gestures and genuflects
6. Real art is another matter and, despite recent genuflections towards Rembrandt, a rarity becoming rarer.
7. Genuflection before the idol or before money wastes away the muscles which walk and the will which advances.
8. Fastings, Beseechings, prayer and genuflections also relate to the meaning of exorcism." Clement of Alexandria, Theodotos 84, P.G Migne 9, 697
9. "With all the genuflection to new media, people are watching just as much regular TV as they ever did," Professor Thompson says.
10. Despite frequent genuflection to European novels, we actually spent a lot more time watching "Diff'rent Strokes" than reading Proust, prior to the Internet's spread.