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genuflexion
genˊu-flec′tion
,genˊu-flex′ion
Noun.
[F.
génuflexion
, 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.
Gen′u-ine-ly
, adv.
Gen′u-ine-ness
, Noun.
The evidence, both internal and external, against the
genuineness
of these letters, is overwhelming. Macaulay.