Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genuflection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: gen-u-flec-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of genuflecting.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Those impious Pigs, Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn The settled Swellfoot system, or to make Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt Into a loyal and an orthodox whine."
"Certain business titans have made Mar-A-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin genuflexio, though with standardized spelling. By surface analysis, genuflect (“to bend the knee”) + -ion (Latinate abstract-noun suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: genuflexio

Usage

Inflected Forms

genuflections (plural) genuflexion (alternative)

Synonyms

genuflexion

Questions

What does genuflection mean?: The act of genuflecting.
Where does genuflection come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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