prostration
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- noun
- /prɒsˈtreɪʃən/
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postración
- The Zen Center of Rochester, New York, conducts an "earth relief ceremony" that includes chanting, circumambulation, devotional offerings, prostrations, and monetary donations.
for eight months was not by walking, but by doing full body prostrations like this.
- for eight months was not by walking, but by doing full body prostrations like this.
- The word Masjid, which is mosque in Arabic means place of subdued, place of prostration.
Examples
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The outer courtyard is filled with pilgrims making full-length prostrations toward the holy sanctum.
Academic text (1995) -
After a long day of labor, he lay in prostration on the ground, overwhelmed by exhaustion and fatigue.
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I know one bows and performs prostrations.
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Nearby in the Barkhor, the neighborhood surrounding the Jokhang, Tibet's oldest temple, many of the faithful practice prostration, one of the four foundational practices that prepare one to work directly with a lama or teacher.
Academic text (2005) -
In a deep moment of prayer, he fell into a prostration, expressing his reverence and submission to the divine.
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During the ceremony, the congregation performed a prostration as a sign of worship and humility.
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Compounds
- Specialized
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A condition of dizziness, feeling sick, and weakness from losing fluids in hot weather, also called heat exhaustion
- Archaic
Extreme mental and physical tiredness from stress that stops you from doing normal daily activities
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Etymology
The word prostration comes from the Latin parts pro- 'down' and sternere 'to stretch', like the English word 'stretch'. So it literally means to be 'stretched down' on the ground, and that is why it describes the act of lying face down in worship or respect.