genuflected
Showed reverent kneeling
Genuflected is the past tense of genuflect, meaning to bend one knee to the ground as a gesture of reverence or worship.
The act is traditional in Catholic churches when passing before the altar or tabernacle: She genuflected before entering the pew.
Figuratively, to genuflect is to show excessive deference: Politicians genuflected before the billionaire donor.
Bend legs to ground
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- homageExpression of deep respect
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
veneration · honor · tribute · respect · acknowledgment · submission · humility · prostrate
Sacred ritual table
- pewWorship hall seating
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
mass · prayer · liturgy · sanctuary · sacrament · benediction · congregation · devotion
Yielding to another's judgment
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
subservience · yielding · subjection · meekness · obedience · servility · supplication · entreaty
kneel
Bend legs to ground
deference · veneration · honor · tribute · respect · acknowledgment · submission · humility · prostrate · curtsy
altar
Sacred ritual table
chapel · mass · prayer · liturgy · sanctuary · sacrament · benediction · congregation · devotion · worship
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
capitulation · subservience · yielding · subjection · meekness · obedience · servility · supplication · entreaty · beseech
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, toadied, flattered, curried favor
- grovelingfawned, kowtowed, prostrated, bootlicked, toadied
genuflectedstood tall
Maintained dignity or resolve
rose · towered · stood at attention · stood up · reared up
genuflecteddefied
Openly resisted authority
disrespected · dishonored · rebelled · spurned · mocked