How do you use Genuflect in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like bow or scrape, plus the exact meaning.
Genuflect meaning
- To bend the knee, as in servitude.
- To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
- To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
Using Genuflect
- The main meaning on this page is: To bend the knee, as in servitude. | To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship. | To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
- Useful related words include: bow, scrape, kowtow.
- In the example corpus, genuflect often appears in combinations such as: genuflect before.
Context around Genuflect
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Genuflect
- In this selection, "genuflect" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shall and may stand out and add context to how "genuflect" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anglicans may genuflect or cross and didn t genuflect to an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "genuflect" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with genuflect
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Humans shall genuflect before their new AI overlord – LOLtron! (9 words)
High Anglicans may genuflect or cross themselves in the same way as Roman Catholics. (14 words)
There is a new godfather in town, and people are trooping in to pay obeisance and genuflect before him in the name of condolence visits. (25 words)
That’s why I cheered for the defiant Dallas salon owner, Shelly Luther, who was threatened with jail time if she didn’t genuflect to an arrogant judge (still collecting his paycheck) proclaiming herself “selfish”. (35 words)
There is a new godfather in town, and people are trooping in to pay obeisance and genuflect before him in the name of condolence visits. (25 words)
High Anglicans may genuflect or cross themselves in the same way as Roman Catholics. (14 words)
Humans shall genuflect before their new AI overlord – LOLtron! (9 words)
Example sentences (4)
Humans shall genuflect before their new AI overlord – LOLtron!
That’s why I cheered for the defiant Dallas salon owner, Shelly Luther, who was threatened with jail time if she didn’t genuflect to an arrogant judge (still collecting his paycheck) proclaiming herself “selfish”.
There is a new godfather in town, and people are trooping in to pay obeisance and genuflect before him in the name of condolence visits.
High Anglicans may genuflect or cross themselves in the same way as Roman Catholics.
Common combinations with genuflect
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: