- genuflector
- genuflector |ètô| adj. s. m. Que ou a aquele que ajoelha.♦ [Portugal] Grafia de genufletor antes do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990.
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genuflector — … Useful english dictionary
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
