genuflection Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
    genuflexion.

WordNet

Gen`u*flec"tion noun
Etymology
F. génuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee + flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See Knee, Flexible.
Definitions
  1. The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Webster 1913