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91depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… …
92genuflect — /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 …
93genuflect — [jen′yə flekt΄] vi. [ML(Ec) genuflectere < L genu, KNEE + flectere, to bend: see FLEX1] 1. to bend the knee, as in reverence or worship 2. to act in a submissive or servile way genuflection n …
94gen´u|flec´tor — gen|u|flect «JEHN yu flehkt», intransitive verb. to bend the knee as an act of reverence or worship. ╂[< Medieval Latin genuflectere < Latin genū knee + flectere bend] –gen´u|flec´tor, noun …
95gen|u|flect — «JEHN yu flehkt», intransitive verb. to bend the knee as an act of reverence or worship. ╂[< Medieval Latin genuflectere < Latin genū knee + flectere bend] –gen´u|flec´tor, noun …
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97Masonry (Freemasonry) — Masonry (Freemasonry) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry) The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition; II. Origin and Early History; III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit; IV.… …
98ge|nic´u|late|ly — ge|nic|u|late «juh NIHK yuh liht, layt», adjective. Biology. 1. having kneelike joints or bends. 2. bent at a joint like the knee. ╂[< Latin geniculātus having knees, knots, past participle of geniculāre bend the knee < geniculum knot… …
99ge|nic|u|late — «juh NIHK yuh liht, layt», adjective. Biology. 1. having kneelike joints or bends. 2. bent at a joint like the knee. ╂[< Latin geniculātus having knees, knots, past participle of geniculāre bend the knee < geniculum knot (diminutive) <… …
100kneel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. bend (to pray), genuflect. See depression. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bend the knee, rest on the knees, do obeisance, genuflect, bend, stoop, bow down, curtsey; see also bow 1 …
