genuflector

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• genuflector — |ètô| adj. s. m. Que ou a aquele que ajoelha.   ♦ [Portugal] Grafia de genufletor antes do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990 …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• genuflect — genuflector, n. /jen yoo flekt /, v.i. 1. to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship. 2. to express a servile attitude. [1620 30; < ML genuflectere to bend the knee, equiv. to L genu , s. of genu KNEE + flectere to… …   Universalium

• genuflect — verb /ˈdʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/ a) To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship b) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel. See Also: genuflection, genuflector …   Wiktionary

• genuflect — [ dʒɛnjʊflɛkt] verb lower one s body briefly by bending one knee to the ground in worship or as a sign of respect. Derivatives genuflection (also genuflexion) noun genuflector noun Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as genuflection): from eccles. L.… …   English new terms dictionary

• genufletor — |ètô| adj. s. m. Que ou a aquele que ajoelha.   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: genuflector …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• genuflect — /ˈdʒɛnjəflɛkt / (say jenyuhflekt) verb (i) to bend the knee or knees, especially in reverence. {Medieval Latin genūflectere, from Latin genū knee + flectere bend} –genuflector, noun …  

• genuflect —   v.i. bend the knee in worship.    ♦ genuflection,    ♦ genuflexion,    ♦ genuflector, n.    ♦ genuflectory, a.    ♦ genuflexuous, a. geniculate …   Dictionary of difficult words

• genuflect — v.intr. bend the knee, esp. in worship or as a sign of respect. Derivatives: genuflection n. (also genuflexion). genuflector n. Etymology: eccl.L genuflectere genuflex f. L genu the knee + flectere bend …   Useful english dictionary