genuflecting

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• Genuflecting — Genuflect Gen u*flect , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Genuflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Genuflecting}.] [See {Genuflection}.] To bend the knee, as in worship. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• genuflecting — gen·u·flect || dÊ’enjuːflekt v. bow; kneel …   English contemporary dictionary

• Genuflection — 1909 drawing of Hermod genuflecting before Hela, from Norse mythology …   Wikipedia

• Kneeling and Genuflection —     Genuflexion     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Genuflexion     To genuflect [Lat. genu flectere, geniculare (post classic), to bend the knee; Gr. gonu klinein or kamptein] expresses:     ♦ an attitude     ♦ a gesture: involving, like prostration,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• genuflect — [[t]ʤe̱njʊflekt[/t]] genuflects, genuflecting, genuflected 1) VERB If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect. [FORMAL] He genuflected in front of the altar. 2) VERB (disapproval) You can say… …   English dictionary

• Gloria in Excelsis Deo — • The great doxology (hymnus angelicus) in the Mass is a version of a very old Greek form . It begins with the words sung by the angels at Christ s birth (Luke, ii, 14). To this verse others were added very early, forming a doxology Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Genuflect — Gen u*flect , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Genuflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Genuflecting}.] [See {Genuflection}.] To bend the knee, as in worship. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Genuflected — Genuflect Gen u*flect , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Genuflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Genuflecting}.] [See {Genuflection}.] To bend the knee, as in worship. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Pontifical High Mass — In the context of the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, a Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. The term is also used among Anglo …   Wikipedia

• Altar server — An altar server or Acolyte is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a religious service. Acolytes attend to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell, etc.Acolytes in the Roman Catholic… …   Wikipedia