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genuflect in Catalan

genuflect in Catalan is agenollar-se — genuflect means to bend the knee, as a sign of submission.

genuflect in Catalan

agenollar-se
verb

What does "genuflect" mean?

  1. verb To bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
  2. verb To briefly kneel on one knee, usually as a formal sign of respect or worship.
    "At high Mass the deacon and subdeacon stand on either side, genuflect too, and answer."
  3. verb To act in an overly submissive way; to grovel.
    "Certainly, the megalomaniacs who aim to populate municipal fixtures with registered-trademark logos will expect cities to genuflect at every turn."
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genuflect in a sentence

  • At high Mass the deacon and subdeacon stand on either side, genuflect too, and answer.
  • Certainly, the megalomaniacs who aim to populate municipal fixtures with registered-trademark logos will expect cities to genuflect at every turn.

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What is "genuflect" in Catalan?
"genuflect" in Catalan is agenollar-se. genuflect means: To bend the knee, as a sign of submission.
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