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Nave Topical Bible
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• Bow
Thompson Chain Reference
• Bows
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The Topic Concordance
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Torrey Topical Textbook
• Bow, the
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
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American Tract Society
• Bow
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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• Bow
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Bow
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Bow and Arrow
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Bow, Battle Bow
• Battle Bow
King James Dictionary
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• Bowed
• Bow
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Bow in the Cloud
• Bow Down, to
• Bow
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• O Kind Creator, Bow Thine Ear
• Bowing
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Bow
People's Bible Dictionary
• Bow
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Bow
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Bow, Bowed
• Bow
• Bow, Bend
Wilson's Bible Types
• Bow (Rainbow)
Webster Dictionary
• Sea Bow
• Bowing
• Bowed
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Bow
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Bow
• Bow-Leg
• Bowness-On-Windermere
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Battle-Bow
• Bow
• Bow in the Cloud
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Bow
• Bowing
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Battle-Bow
• Bow
• Bow (2)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Broke, Sir Philip Bowes Vere
• Ulysses' Bow
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Bow
Lexicons
• ܒ݁ܰܪܶܟ݂
• ܓ݁ܗܶܢ
• ܟ݁ܰܦ݂
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• γονυπετέω
• κάμπτω
• κλίνω
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• אַבְרֵךְ
• יָרַד
• כָּפַף
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A symbol of reverence and worshlp. Catholics bow their heads especially at the Holy Name of Jesus, and also at the prayer "Gloria Patri" (Glory be to the Father, etc.). During the Mass, when the creed is said, they genuflect, but do not bow, at the words "et incarnatus est" (and He was incarnate). For church ceremonies three classes of bows are specified:

• profound
• moderate
• slight