prostration
Lying face down
Prostration is the act of lying flat on the ground, especially as a gesture of worship, submission, or extreme reverence: The monks performed full prostrations before the altar.
Extended meanings describe complete physical or mental exhaustion—being so depleted you might as well be lying down: The illness left her in a state of total prostration.
Heat prostration is collapse from overexposure to high temperatures.
Excessive deference shown physically
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- bowingBending forward in deference
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
salaam · supplication · groveling · homage · reverence · deference · respect · humility
Body's cooling system failure
- sunstrokeHeat illness from exposure
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
fever · dehydration · collapse · bedridden · incapacitation · debilitation · weakness · infirmity
Sudden structural failure
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
enervation · spent · drained · overexertion · overwhelmed · breakdown · incapacitation · sapped
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- adorationProfound loving regard
- venerationProfound admiring respect
ritual · altar · sanctuary · pilgrimage · meditation · liturgy · incense · spirituality
kowtow
Excessive deference shown physically
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- bowingBending forward in deference
kneeling · salaam · supplication · groveling · homage · reverence · deference · respect · humility · abasement
heatstroke
Body's cooling system failure
- sunstrokeHeat illness from exposure
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
shock · fever · dehydration · collapse · bedridden · incapacitation · debilitation · weakness · infirmity · malaise
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
debilitation · enervation · spent · drained · overexertion · overwhelmed · breakdown · incapacitation · sapped · depleted
prayer
Address to deity
veneration · ritual · altar · sanctuary · pilgrimage · meditation · liturgy · incense · spirituality · faith
- Islamic practicessalah, salat, hajj, zakat, five pillars
- Islamic worshipsalah, salat, zakat, hajj, namaz
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
prostrationstanding
Position, physical or social
upright posture · standing tall · uprightness · rising · verticality
prostrationvigor
Active physical strength
vitality · energy · strength · revitalization · rejuvenation
prostrationdefiance
Open resistance to authority
standing one's ground · rebellion · pride · resistance · assertion