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  • v  bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
  • v  bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

  • Given Gibson's fervent Christianity, you might have expected JP to run up and genuflect.
  • As a Catholic, I don't expect atheists to genuflect before an altar.
  • Rollergirl (Heather Graham, before whose beauty all gentlemen genuflect) performs sex on skates.
News & Articles

  • “Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect” at the Barn
    Left to right - Jaime Collick, Justin Mackey, Emilee Caughel and Gino Fracassa hover over Jeff Pedue in The Barn Theatre’s opening production of the comedy, “Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect” June 13-15. read more
    June 12, 2013 - Sanilac County News
Quotes

  • Urban Meyer in New York Times
    You walk into my home now and there'sa picture of Woody Hayes,Meyer said. "There is a big one, too. I don't want to tell you I genuflect in front of it, but darn close. That's the way I was raised."
  • Stan Mikita in Chicago Sun-Times
    I'm not sure what an ambassador is supposed to do,Mikita said. "Probably genuflect to different people and say hi."

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