Geniculation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of kneeling. countable, uncountable

    "Prayers, sermons, sacraments, geniculation, silence, attention, reverence, applause, knees, eyes, ears, mouths full of God: oh, that ye were thus always! oh, that this were your worst side!"

  2. 2
    The state of being bent abruptly at an angle. countable, uncountable

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"Prayers, sermons, sacraments, geniculation, silence, attention, reverence, applause, knees, eyes, ears, mouths full of God: oh, that ye were thus always! oh, that this were your worst side!"

Etymology

Latin geniculatio a kneeling.

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