genuflect, genuflecting 1. To bend the right knee to the floor and rise again as a gesture of religious respect; especially in a Roman Catholic or Anglican church.BR> 2. To bend the knees and bow in a servile manner or to express a servile attitude. 3. To be servilely respectful or deferential; to grovel. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/897/