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prostration

Pronunciation: /pɹɒsˈtɹeɪʃən/

The English word “prostration” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
  2. A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the ordinand lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
  3. The state of lying face down (prone).
  4. The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
  5. A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.

Etymology

From Middle English prostracioun, prostracyon, from Middle French prostration and its etymon Latin prōstrātiō, from prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternō. By surface analysis, prostrate + -ion.

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