geniculation

== English == === Etymology === Latin geniculatio a kneeling. === Noun === geniculation (countable and uncountable, plural geniculations) The act of kneeling. 1622, Joseph Hall, The Deceit of Appearance (sermon) 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! The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.