Prostration
11Prostration — ◆ Pro|stra|ti|on auch: Prost|ra|ti|on 〈f. 20〉 1. 〈geh.〉 Kniefall 2. 〈Med.〉 Erschöpfung [<lat. prostratio „das Niederwerfen“; <pro „für“ + stratus, Part. Perf. von sternere „hinbreiten, hinstreuen“] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge pro|st... kann in… …
12prostration — (pro stra sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Synonyme de prosternation. 2° Terme de médecine. Anéantissement des forces musculaires qui accompagne certaines maladies aiguës, et particulièrement les fièvres typhoïdes. • La… …
13prostration — n. heat; nervous prostration * * * [prɒ streɪʃ(ə)n] nervous prostration heat …
14prostration — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act of assuming a prostrate position b. the state of being in a prostrate position ; abasement 2. a. complete physical or mental exhaustion ; collapse b. the process of being made powerless or the condition of… …
15PROSTRATION — n. f. Affaiblissement extrême, profond abattement. Cet accès fut suivi d’une grande prostration …
16prostration — noun a) The act or condition of prostrating (lying flat) oneself, as a sign of humility. The ordination ceremony includes a variety of rituals, rich in meaning and history, e.g., the prostration, laying on of hands, anointing of hands, giving of… …
17prostration — Synonyms and related words: accubation, accumbency, aching heart, adoration, adulation, adynamia, agony, agony of mind, anemia, anguish, apple polishing, ass kissing, atony, backscratching, bale, bend, bending the knee, bitterness, blah feeling,… …
18prostration — /prɒsˈtreɪʃən/ (say pros trayshuhn) noun 1. the act of prostrating. 2. the state of being prostrated. 3. extreme mental depression or dejection. 4. extreme physical weakness or exhaustion: nervous prostration …
19prostration — Moe. ♦ Prostration taboo, kapu moe, kapu ā moe …
20prostration — prostrate ► ADJECTIVE 1) lying stretched out on the ground with one s face downwards. 2) completely overcome with distress or exhaustion. 3) Botany growing along the ground. ► VERB 1) (prostrate oneself) throw oneself flat on the ground in… …
