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Genuflection
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Latin: genu, knee; flectere, to bend)
An act of reverence made by touching the knee or knees to the ground. A simple genuflection, made with the right knee, is the proper mode of venerating the Blessed Sacrament enclosed in the tabernacle and, in certain ceremonies, the Cross. A double genuflection, made with both knees simultaneously, is to be made before the Blessed Sacrament, when exposed. Genuflection is a mark of homage given to the pope, to a cardinal, and to a bishop in his own diocese.
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Entry for 'Genuflection'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/genuflection.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Genuflection'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/genuflection.html. 1910.
