prostration

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Plural noun:

prostrations

1.
(countable, uncountable)The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the ordinand lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
The ordination ceremony includes a variety of rituals, rich in meaning and history, e.g., the prostration, laying on of hands, anointing of hands, giving of the chalice and paten, and sign of peace. — Diocese of Rochester, NY
3.
(countable, uncountable)The state of lying face down (prone).
4.
(countable, uncountable)The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
5.
(countable, uncountable)A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
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heat prostrationnervous prostration

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From Latin prōstrātiō, from prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternō.