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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgenuflexión
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xe.nu.flekˈsjon
"Hizo una genuflexión antes de tomar asiento en el banco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of bending a knee to the ground, typically as part of religious worship or to show respect to a monarch or authority.
"The traditional ceremony began with a solemn genuflection before the altar." - 2
A servile or obsequious submission or deference to someone's power or wishes.
"His political career was marked by constant genuflection to party elites."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word genuflexio, stemming from genu (knee) and flectere (to bend). The term entered English in the 17th century through ecclesiastical contexts, originally denoting the specific liturgical act of bending the knee as a sign of reverence or worship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Genuflection" is said worldwide
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génuflexion
Transliteration: ʒe.ny.flɛk.sjɔ̃
"Il fit une génuflexion respectueuse en entrant dans la cathédrale."
Genauflektion
Transliteration: ɡenʊˈflɛksi̯oːn
"Die Kniebeuge ist eine traditionelle Geste der Ehrfurcht."
genuflessione
Transliteration: dʒe.nu.flesˈsjo.ne
"Fece una profonda genuflessione davanti all'altare."
genuflexión
Transliteration: xe.nu.flekˈsjon
"Hizo una genuflexión antes de tomar asiento en el banco."
genuflexão
Transliteration: ʒe.nu.fleˈksɐ̃w̃
"A genuflexão é um gesto de respeito litúrgico."
घुटने टेकना
Transliteration: ghutne tekna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"प्रार्थना के दौरान उसने घुटने टेके।"
屈膝
Transliteration: qū xī
Script: 中文汉字
"牧师在圣坛前屈膝祈祷。"
무릎 꿇기
Transliteration: mureup kkul-gi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 제단 앞에서 경건하게 무릎을 꿇었습니다."
屈膝
Transliteration: kussetsu
Script: 日本語
"礼拝者は祭壇の前で屈膝した。"
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