1. The act of bending the knee or kneeling, especially as a sign of respect, reverence, or submission
The knight performed a genuflection before the king.
O cavaleiro fez uma genuflexão diante do rei.
2. In religious contexts, the act of kneeling as a gesture of worship or devotion
The priest made a genuflection during the sacred ceremony.
O sacerdote fez uma genuflexão durante a cerimônia sagrada.
3. A show of excessive respect or submission; an obsequious gesture
His constant genuflections to authority were seen as weakness.
Suas genuflexões constantes à autoridade eram vistas como fraqueza.