A variant spelling of genuflection; the act of kneeling as a gesture of respect or religious devotion.
An alternative form of genuflection, using -ion instead of -tion as the noun suffix, both deriving from Latin flexio (bending). The variants reflect different historical spellings before standardization.
Genuflexion and genuflection show how English spelling wasn't always standardized—early religious texts might use either form, and you can still find genuflexion in historical documents and specialized religious contexts.
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