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Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.
Wyndham Lewis

Meaning of "prostration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROSTRATION

prostration  [prɒsˈtreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROSTRATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prostration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROSTRATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prostration

Prostration

Prostration is the placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position as a gesture. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee touching the ground, especially the hands. Major world religions employ prostration as an act of submissiveness or worship to a supreme being or other worshiped entities, as in the sajdah of the Islamic prayer, salat, or to show reverence to persons or other elements of the religion. In various cultures and traditions, prostrations are similarly used to show respect to rulers, civil authorities and social elders or superiors, as in the Chinese kowtow or Ancient Persian proskynesis. The act has often traditionally been an important part of religious, civil and traditional rituals and ceremonies, and remains in use in many cultures.

Definition of prostration in the English dictionary

The first definition of prostration in the dictionary is the position of being flat on the ground. Other definition of prostration is an act of bowing or casting down, as in submission. Prostration is also a state of exhaustion or helplessness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROSTRATION


administration
ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən
arbitration
ˌɑːbɪˈtreɪʃən
castration
ˌkæˈstreɪʃən
concentration
ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən
demonstration
ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən
filtration
fɪlˈtreɪʃən
frustration
frʌˈstreɪʃən
illustration
ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən
infiltration
ˌɪnfɪlˈtreɪʃən
maladministration
ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən
ministration
ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən
nitration
naɪˈtreɪʃən
orchestration
ˌɔːkɪsˈtreɪʃən
penetration
ˌpɛnɪˈtreɪʃən
perpetration
ˌpɜːpɪˈtreɪʃən
preregistration
ˌpriːrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən
registration
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən
sequestration
ˌsiːkwɛˈstreɪʃən
titration
taɪˈtreɪʃən
ultrafiltration
ˌʌltrəfɪlˈtreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROSTRATION

prosternum
prostheses
prosthesis
prosthetic
prosthetic group
prosthetically
prosthetics
prosthetist
prosthodontia
prosthodontics
prosthodontist
prostie
prostitute
prostitution
prostitutor
prostomia
prostomial
prostomium
prostrate
prostyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROSTRATION

accreditation
action
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of prostration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROSTRATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prostration» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prostration

Translation of «prostration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROSTRATION

Find out the translation of prostration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prostration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prostration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚脱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

postración
570 millions of speakers

English

prostration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साष्टांग प्रणाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سجود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прострация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prostração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রণতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prostration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sujud
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erschöpfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平伏
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sujud
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வணக்கமானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

secde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prostrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prostracja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прострація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prostrație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάπτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitputting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utmattning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utmattelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prostration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROSTRATION»

The term «prostration» is regularly used and occupies the 98.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROSTRATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prostration

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QUOTES WITH «PROSTRATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prostration.
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Wyndham Lewis
Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROSTRATION»

Discover the use of prostration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prostration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Nonverbal Language of Prayer: A New Approach to Jewish ...
Based on the scriptural evidence, it seems that cultic use of powerful and extreme gestures like prostration and its related stances predominated in the biblical era, whereas a more moderate and refined gesture such as bowing was the rare ...
Uri Ehrlich, 2004
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The Life And Teachings Of Sai Baba Of Shirdi: The ...
Om, to Him who grants food and clothing, prostration! Om, to Him who grants health and patience, prostration! Om, to Him who freely gives wealth and fortune, prostration! Om, to Him who grants (yogic) powers and realization, prostration!
Antonio Rigopoulos, 1993
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A Gift for Muslim Women
If a woman hears the relevant Verse while she is menstruating. no prostration is required of her; but if, for any reason, she is to have a bath, she should bath and then make the required prostration. If the prostration Verse is recited during ...
Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Ilāhī, 2006
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5th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical ...
Table 2 Average Muscle Contraction Table 3 Median Of muscle Contraction A plot of the values given in Table 2 is shown in Figure 4, displaying graphically the muscle contractions during bowing and prostration. From Table 2 and Fig.
Hua-Nong Ting, 2011
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The Religious Duties of Islam as Taught and Explained by Abū ...
by a prayer-leader, and then wants to join in the congregational prayers before the leader has done the recitation prostration, one must do it with him. In case, however, (after having heard a prostration verse from the prayer-leader), one joins ...
Abu Bakr Effendi, Mia Brandel Syrier, 1960
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The Sacred Art of Bowing: Preparing to Practice
Twice a year, at Rosh Hashanah and at Yom Kippur, the traditional Orthodox liturgy includes a full prostration. In most Orthodox congregations where this is done, only the person leading the service, usually the cantor or rabbi, performs the ...
Andi Young, 2003
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Soul of the Qur'an-Volume 1
Sometimes, if the verse of prostration comes while Prophet carrying out “ Khuthuba”- Friday ceremony of swalath, he used to prostrate by coming down from the dais and continue Khuthuba on the dais after prostration. Once while carrying out ...
Muhyadheen Muhammad, Irumbuzhi
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Buddhist Fasting Practice: The Nyungne Method of ...
It is very important to do the prostration one-pointedly through body, speech, and mind, without becoming distracted. The proper way to prostrate is to stand with hands folded together in the heart area. Your hands should be gently touching, ...
Wangchen Rinpoche, 2009
9
Nerve Prostration and Other Functional Disorders of Daily Life
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Robson Roose, 2010
10
The Spirituality of Fasting
Fasting is accompanied by prostration: Prostration is in fact a series of successive prostration accompanied by short prayers. The Church combines prostration with abstinence from food for a number of hours. Thus, on days when abstinence is ...
Pope Shenouda III

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROSTRATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prostration is used in the context of the following news items.
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Syriza: Plunder, Pillage and Prostration: How the 'Hard Left …
Syriza: Plunder, Pillage and Prostration: How the 'Hard Left' Embraces the Policies of the Hard Right. By Prof. James Petras. Global Research, June 15, 2015. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
2
Islamic Daily Reminder: "Sunnah of the prostration of gratitude"
Islamic Daily Reminder: "Sunnah of the prostration of gratitude". Islamic Daily Reminder"Sunnah of the prostration of gratitude". We are wallowing in the blessing ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jun 15»
3
CPAC Prostration: Amnesty Poodle Marco Rubio Claims He's …
Senator Marco Rubio is like a lot of politicians who think you can reward lawbreaking rather than punish it, with no negative consequences to the social and ... «VDARE.com, Feb 15»
4
Footballer Demba Ba's prostration after scoring goals debated by …
The prostration, which major world religions employ as an act of submissiveness or worship to a supreme being or other worshiped entities, is called secdah in ... «Daily Sabah, Dec 14»
5
CIA interrogators didn't just break detainees' bodies — they also …
“One of the ex-detainees described 'forced prostration before an idol shrine,'” says Peppard, an assistant professor of theology at Fordham University. «PRI, Dec 14»
6
Explainer: What was that “Muslim Prayer” KC Chiefs Husain …
As evidence to Husain Abdullah's gracious nature and refusal to play the victim, when asked he thought the flag may not have been for prostration and posited ... «MuslimMatters, Oct 14»
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Muslim NFL player penalized for Islamic prostration
American football player Husain Abdullah has received a penalty for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' after performing the Islamic prostration during a touchdown ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Sep 14»
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The West's Prostration to Islam
The English-language version of the Polish interview, originally titled “Raymond Ibrahim: Prostration before Islam,” follows: 1. Who is Raymond Ibrahim? «FrontPage Magazine, Aug 14»
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The Temple Mount: Prayer, Prostration, the Flag of Israel...and Arrest!
Monday, October 14, 2013 (10 Cheshvan): Jews on the Temple Mount today shouted out the Shema prayer, prostrated themselves on the ground, unfurled an ... «YouTube, Oct 13»
10
Behind the Victory Prostration
Over the past few weeks I've had to balance the completion of the month of Ramadhan, an immense spiritual occasion, with the Olympic and Paralympic Games ... «The Platform, Sep 12»

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