Prostration

/pɹəstɹˈe‍ɪʃən/

/pɹɑˈstɹeɪʃən/

[noun]

Prostration

[NOUN]

the physical posture of lying flat with the face to the ground, as in submission to a religious or political authority

abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body

an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

synonyms : collapse

Examples

1. Nationalism suggests one big national blob and the obliteration of states, or as Stiles put it, the prostration of the states.

2. But, then others do a prostration from the countryside or from their village all the way into Lhasa and some people even do 100,000 prostrations, wow.

3. But, then others do a prostration from the countryside or from their village all the way into Lhasa and some people even do 100,000 prostrations, wow.

4. The pilgrimage is performed not simply by reaching the sacred location, but also through the act of prostration the best way to demonstrate fervor and devotion.