01 n. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
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The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
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The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship.“A greater prostration of reason than of body.” — Shak.
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The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits.
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A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.(Med.)