génuflexion

See also: genuflexion and genuflexión

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin genuflexiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe.ny.flɛk.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

génuflexion f (plural génuflexions)

1. genuflection (the act of genuflecting, in the sense of bowing down)

Related terms

• génuflexer
• génuflexionner
• agenouiller

Further reading

• “génuflexion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.