Prostrating

Meaning

of Prostrate

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Animistic savages prostrating themselves before a painted stone have always seemed to me to be nearer the truth than any Einstein or Bertrand Russell. Malcolm Muggeridge

EMOTION, n. A prostrating disease caused by a determination of the heart to the head. It is sometimes accompanied by a copious discharge of hydrated chloride of sodium from the eyes. Ambrose Bierce

Geostrategy main Kazakh prostrating before Qianlong Emperor of China (1757). citation Central Asia has long been a strategic location merely because of its proximity to several great powers on the Eurasian landmass. Source: Internet

Ali ruled from 656 CE to 661 CE, when he was assassinated while prostrating in prayer ( sujud ). Source: Internet

In South Asia traditions, obeisance also involves prostrating oneself before a king. Source: Internet

Here, Muslim men are prostrating during prayer in a mosque. Source: Internet