Definition of Prostration
Prostration
The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship.
The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits.
A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.
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Prostration Translations
prostration in German is Niederwerfung, Kniefall
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