Genuflexion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  genuflection \gen`u*flec"tion\, genuflexion \gen`u*flex"ion\, n.
     [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee +
     flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See {Knee},
     {Flexible}.]
     The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or
     reverence. --Bp. Stillingfleet.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  genuflexion
       n : the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn: {genuflection}]