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genuflect

 (v): bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
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6 months ago chained_bear said:

First you get down on your knees
Fiddle with your rosaries
Bow your head in great respect and--
Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect...
--Tom Lehrer, "The Vatican Rag"

I can't help it, I start singing this song every time I see this word. Probably because I'm Catholic, I find it unbelievably amusing.

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