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- Dictionaryprostration/prɒˈstreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the state of lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards.
- 2. extreme physical weakness or emotional exhaustion.
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Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground. Wikipedia