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genuflection$31349$ - translation to greek

GESTURE BY WILLY BRANDT
Kniefall; Warsaw genuflection; Warsaw Kneeling; Warschauer Kniefall
  • Plaque in Warsaw commemorating Brandt's action

genuflection      
n. γονυκλισία, υποταγή

Definition

genuflect
['d??nj?fl?kt]
¦ verb lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground in worship or as a sign of respect.
Derivatives
genuflection (also genuflexion) noun
genuflector noun
Origin
C17 (earlier (ME) as genuflection): from eccles. L. genuflectere, from L. genu 'knee' + flectere 'to bend'.

Wikipedia

Kniefall von Warschau

The term Kniefall von Warschau, also referred to as Warschauer Kniefall (both German for "Warsaw genuflection"), refers to West German Chancellor Willy Brandt kneeling and giving a moment of silence during a visit to a Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial in 1970.