1. Bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
   "The parishioners genuflected before the altar"
    
2. Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
   "The worshippers genuflected as they entered the temple";
   - scrape, kowtow

Derived forms: genuflected, genuflecting, genuflects

Type of: bow[2]

Encyclopedia: Genuflect