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What does genuflecting mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of genuflect
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It is customary to show reference to the Blessed Sacrament by genuflecting on both knees.
Complaining under his breath, he regretfully complied, finding himself down on one knee, genuflecting before Mistress Rai'chan.
The two votaries transitioned from their standing posture to a kind of rhythmic bowing and finally into a repetitive genuflecting motion.
Even our best satirists end by genuflecting to our vast and mysterious greatness, à la Tom Wolfe.
But before I get to genuflecting villagers, let me talk about my role as a Pied Piper.
This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other signs of spiritual modesty.

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