Prostration Definition

prŏ-strāshən
prostrations
noun
prostrations
A prostrating or being prostrated.
Webster's New World
The act of prostrating oneself.
American Heritage Medicine
The state of being prostrate.
American Heritage Medicine
Utter physical or mental exhaustion or helplessness.
Webster's New World

A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests.

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.
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Noun

Singular:
prostration
Plural:
prostrations

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