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| has gloss | (noun) abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body prostration |
| has gloss | eng: Prostration is the placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Major world religions employ prostration either as an act of submissiveness to God or gods, or as a means of embodying reverence for a noble person, persons or doctrine. Within various cultures and traditions, prostrations are similarly used to show respect to civil authorities and more accomplished masters. The act is thus often an important part of religious, civil and traditional rituals and ceremonies. |
| lexicalization | eng: prostration |
| subclass of | (noun) the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another compliance, submission |
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| Catalan | |
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| lexicalization | cat: abatiment |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
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| lexicalization | cmn: shuāi jie |
| lexicalization | cmn: 衰竭 |
| Danish | |
| has gloss | dan: Prostration er den bevægelse, man udfører, når man beder til sin gud og bøjer sig mod/til jorden. |
| lexicalization | dan: Prostration |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Unter Prostratio, auch Prostration oder Prosternation (lat. „Niederwerfen“) versteht man in der katholischen, der anglikanischen und der orthodoxen Liturgie das ausgestreckte Sich-Niederwerfen einer Person im Altarraum als Zeichen der Demut und Hingabe. Dieser Ritus kommt vor |
| lexicalization | deu: Prostratio |
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| lexicalization | deu: Fußfall |
| lexicalization | deu: Niederwerfung |
| Esperanto | |
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| lexicalization | epo: sinsterniĝo |
| lexicalization | epo: ellaciĝo |
| Persian | |
| has gloss | fas: برای دیگر کاربردهای سجده به صفحهٔ سجده (ابهامزدایی) مراجعه کنید. |
| lexicalization | fas: سجده |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: La prosternation est laction de se pencher jusquà terre, de se coucher par terre ou de se jeter par terre à genoux en signe dadoration, de soumission ou de respect. Il sagit généralement dun geste de supplication qui sadresse à un être supérieur (comme un dieu ou un saint) ou à une personne qui exerce un pouvoir sur le prosterné (comme un roi). |
| lexicalization | fra: prosternation |
| Armenian | |
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| lexicalization | hye: տապալվածություն |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: sujud/kelemahan |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Con il termine prosternazione si indica un gesto rituale, compiuto da una persona, consistente nel piegarsi, o gettarsi a terra, di fronte ad un altro soggetto, o a più soggetti, o anche di fronte a unicona, un simbolo o una rappresentazione di un soggetto, di un potere, o di unentità, anche divina o soprannaturale. |
| lexicalization | ita: prosternazione |
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| lexicalization | ita: prostrazione |
| Korean | |
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| lexicalization | kor: 부복 |
| Russian | |
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| lexicalization | rus: прострация |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Prostration är bruket att lägga sig framstupa eller raklång som ett uttryck för tillbedjan eller underkastelse. |
| lexicalization | swe: prostration |
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| similar | e/Prostration |
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| media:img | Deacon Ordination.jpg |
| media:img | Greek Altar of Calvary.jpg |
| media:img | Kowtow.jpg |
| media:img | Mosque.Qibla.01.jpg |
| media:img | Persepolis - Royal audience low-relief.jpg |
| media:img | Pilgrims prostrating at Jokhang.JPG |
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