genuflect
Use Genuflect in a sentence
yʊˌflɛkt verb (used without object)
1.
to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
2.
to express a servile attitude.
Origin:
1620–30; < Medieval Latin genūflectere to bend the knee, equivalent to Latin genū-, stem of genu knee + flectere to bend
1620–30; < Medieval Latin genūflectere to bend the knee, equivalent to Latin genū-, stem of genu knee + flectere to bend
Related forms
gen·u·flec·tor, noun
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genuflect (ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to act in a servile or deferential manner |
| 2. | RC Church to bend one or both knees as a sign of reverence, esp when passing before the Blessed Sacrament |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin genūflectere, from Latin genu knee + flectere to bend] | |
| genu'flection | |
| —n | |
| genu'flexion | |
| —n | |
| 'genuflector | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Homeowners who genuflect to the deduction should probably be giving their thanks to mortgage bankers instead.
We can no longer afford to genuflect at the green altar.
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