kneeling
Lowered in reverence
Kneeling is the position of resting on one's knees, or the act of assuming that position.
People kneel for prayer, proposal, submission, or to get closer to the ground: She was kneeling beside the flowerbed.
Kneeling during the national anthem became a form of protest in American sports.
Deep, loyal commitment
- pewWorship hall seating
- altarSacred ritual table
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- pietySincere religious devotion
worship · reverence · benediction · intercession · rosary · vespers · meditation · contemplation
Bend knee reverently
- crouchLow bent-knee stance
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- bendCurve or flex
- bowRespectful forward inclination
prostrate · lunge · cushion · pad · ergonomic · position · balance · lowering
Cease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
compliance · subjugation · yielding · supplicant · vassalage · servility · humility · meekness
Official song of praise
- solidarityUnity among allies
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
defiance · awareness · equality · nonviolent · activism · dissent · movement · statement
Period following loss
- gravesideBeside a burial plot
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
sorrow · bereavement · condolence · funeral · tribute · cemetery · loss · solace
Commitment to wed or attend
Conferring knighthood formally
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- oathFormal binding promise
chivalry · royalty · investiture · coronation · dubbing · pageantry · sovereign · vassal
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- pewWorship hall seating
- altarSacred ritual table
- supplicationHumble plea for help
piety · worship · reverence · benediction · intercession · rosary · vespers · meditation · contemplation · penitence
genuflect
Bend knee reverently
bow · prostrate · lunge · cushion · pad · ergonomic · position · balance · lowering · floor
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
deference · compliance · subjugation · yielding · supplicant · vassalage · servility · humility · meekness · defeat
anthem
Official song of praise
- solidarityUnity among allies
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
resistance · defiance · awareness · equality · nonviolent · activism · dissent · movement · statement · symbolic
mourning
Period following loss
- gravesideBeside a burial plot
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
remembrance · sorrow · bereavement · condolence · funeral · tribute · cemetery · loss · solace · consolation
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
knighting
Conferring knighthood formally
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
oath · chivalry · royalty · investiture · coronation · dubbing · pageantry · sovereign · vassal · noble
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
- Signs of Respectsalute, bow, handshake, curtsy, hat tip
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- Catholic practicesconfession booth, First Communion, holy orders, sign of the cross, Stations of the Cross
- Church Ritesbaptizing, Holy Communion, christening, Lord's Supper, adult baptism
kneelingstanding
Position, physical or social
upright · erect · standing tall · rising · vertical
kneelingstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
towering over · looming · enthroned · unbowed · head held high
- kneeling protestLowered stance signaling opposition
- kneeling beforeAssuming submissive posture facing
- kneeling chairAngled seat supporting shins
- kneeling down
- kneeling positionStance with bent legs
- kneeling prayerWorship in lowered posture
knee, kneel, knees, knelt, kneels, kneepad, knee-high, knee-deep, genuflection