kneel before
Bow low before
To kneel before someone or something is to lower yourself to your knees in their presence, typically as a gesture of submission, worship, or deep respect: The knight knelt before the queen.
The phrase implies deference or surrender to authority—religious, political, or personal.
Figuratively, to kneel before something is to submit to its power: He refused to kneel before public opinion.
- genuflectBend knee reverently
- prostrateLying fully extended
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
kiss the ring · throne · royal court · humble · submit · respect · reverence · Lord · fealty · supplication · subordination · altar · holy ground · religious · beseech · worship · ceremonial · spiritual
kneel beforestand
Upright support structure
rise · stand tall · get up · tower over · stand up
kneel beforedefy
Resist or challenge openly
stand against · resist · oppose · challenge · disobey
kneel beforeturn one's back on
mock · scorn · disrespect · disdain · look down upon
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