prostration
Significado (Inglés)
- (countable, uncountable) The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of lying face down (prone).
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
- (countable, uncountable) A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
Sinónimos
lie flat
reverential salutation
falling at one’s feet
Traducións
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/pɹɒsˈtɹeɪʃən/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
From Latin prōstrātiō, from prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternō.
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