prostration

noun

The act of prostrating oneself.

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The state of being prostrate.

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Total exhaustion or weakness; collapse.

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The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying flat.

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The act of falling down, or the act of bowing, in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but the word is now used also for kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship.

noun

Great depression; dejection: as, a prostration of spirits.

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In medicine, a great loss of strength, which may involve both voluntary and involuntary functions.

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The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat.

noun

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.