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English
Etymology
Latin geniculatio a kneeling.
Noun
geniculation (countable and uncountable, plural geniculations)
- The act of kneeling.
- 1622, Joseph Hall, The Deceit of Appearance (sermon)
- Prayers, sermons, sacraments, geniculation, silence, attention, reverence, applause, knees, eyes, ears, mouths full of God: oh, that ye were thus always! oh, that this were your worst side!
- The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.