Associations to the word «Genuflect»

Wiktionary

GENUFLECT, verb. (intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship
GENUFLECT, verb. (intransitive) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

Dictionary definition

GENUFLECT, verb. Bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image.
GENUFLECT, verb. Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche