prostration

名词noun

1. 1The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
2. 2A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests, in which the ordinand lies prostrate in a gesture of submission to the will of God.
3. 3The state of lying face down (prone).
4. 4The condition of being prostrated, as from heat; complete loss of strength.
5. 5A reverential bow performed in Middle Eastern cultures.