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Meaning 1
The 32nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
prostration
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/pɹɒsˈtɹeɪʃən/
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CMU ARPABET: P R AA0 S T R EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- 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
Meaning 4
The state of lying face down (prone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: sujud
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noun
Meaning 7
the act of assuming a prostrate position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility
noun
Meaning 8
abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: submission, compliance
noun
Meaning 9
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collapse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
Narrower terms: breakdown, crack-up, shock, heatstroke, heat hyperpyrexia, algidity
History
Etymology
From Latin prōstrātiō, from prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternō.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: سورة السجدة — 32nd sura of the Qur'an
- Uyghur: سەجدە (sejde) — 32nd sura of the Qur'an
- Arabic: سُجُود (sujūd) — Translations
- Catalan: prosternació — Translations
- Catalan: prostració — Translations
- French: prosternation — Translations
- French: prosternement — Translations
- Hindi: दंडवत (daṇḍvat) — Translations
- Northern Kurdish: sucde — Translations
- Malay: sujud — Translations
- Polish: prostracja — Translations
- Russian: простра́ция (prostrácija) — Translations
- Spanish: postración — Translations
- Ukrainian: простра́ція (prostrácija) — Translations
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