Gĕn/u-flĕc'tion or Gĕn/ū-flĕc'tion, n.

n. [Fr. génuflexion, Sp. genuflexion, It. genuflessione, Fr. & L. Lat. genuflexio; Lat. genu, knee, and flexio, a bending; flectere, flexum, to bend.] The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship. Stillingfleet.