prostration
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Synonyms: frustration, protraction, prosternation, procuration, proration, prostrating, prestation, prostrations, properation, prostrator
Antonyms: frustration, protraction, prosternation, procuration, proration, prostrating, prestation, prostrations, properation, prostrator
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Noun
- The act or condition of [[prostrate|prostrating]] oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
- A part of the [[ordination]] of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the [[ordinand]] lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
- The state of lying face down ([[prone#Adjective|prone]]).
- The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
- A [[reverential]] [[bow]] performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
Proper noun
- The 32nd [[sura]] (chapter) of the [[Qur'an]].
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