prostration

Example Sentences

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"Understanding concepts such as ghusl – ablution – the distinctions in prostration between genders, and the prerequisites for prayer are crucial."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

Americans already know such intimate prostration in smaller everyday events: between loved ones in the moments before a major surgery, before a wedding, or after a graduation.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

With his thick beard, heavy-rimmed glasses and a prominent bruise on his forehead from prostration in prayer, he was notoriously prickly and pedantic.

From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Most worshippers brought their own prayer rugs and clay tablets used during prostration, said the broadcast.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2021

Aureliano Segundo felt a twinge of conscience when he saw Meme’s state of prostration and he promised himself to take better care of her in the future.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez