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Prostration
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prostratie, onderwerping
the physical posture of lying flat with the face to the ground, as in submission to a religious or political authority
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prostratie, onderdanigheid
abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
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prostratie
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
prostration
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prostrate
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Voorbeeld
Prostration is a required posture for Muslims performing the five daily prayers.
In some forms of worship, the devotees engage in periodic prostration as an act of humility and reverence.
The king's subjects would perform three full prostrations when greeting him, laying face down on the floor with their foreheads touching the ground.
