kneeling before
Crouching in reverence
Kneeling before someone or something is the act of going down on one's knees in their presence, typically as a gesture of respect, submission, worship, or supplication.
Knights kneel before monarchs to be dubbed; the faithful kneel before altars to pray.
The phrase implies deference to a higher authority: She refused to kneel before anyone.
Figuratively, to kneel before something is to yield to it completely: He wouldn't kneel before convention.
- bowingBending forward in deference
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- bended kneeKneeling in supplication
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
- prayerAddress to deity
submission · prostration · obeisance · humble servant · humility · apology · worship · altar call · holy ground · proposing · marriage proposal · vulnerability · deference · homage · supplication · act of contrition · coronation · knighthood
kneeling beforestanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
towering over · rising up · standing upright · rising above · getting up
kneeling beforestanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
defiant · resisting · confronting · challenging · opposing