prost
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Plural
prostrations
1
the physical posture of lying flat with the face to the ground, as in submission to a religious or political authority
- In some forms of worship, the devotees engage in periodic prostration as an act of humility and reverence.
- The king's subjects would perform three full prostrations when greeting him, laying face down on the floor with their foreheads touching the ground.
- Prostration is a required posture for Muslims performing the five daily prayers.
2
abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
3
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
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