geniculation
nounEtymology Latin geniculatio a kneeling.
1
The act of kneeling.
- Prayers, sermons, sacraments, geniculation, silence, attention, reverence, applause, knees, eyes, ears, mouths full of God: oh, that ye were thus always! oh, that this were your worst side!1622, Joseph Hall, The Deceit of Appearance (sermon)
2
The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.