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- The act or condition of prostrate, prostrating (lying flat) oneself, as a sign of humility.
- A part of the ordination of Catholic and Orthodox priests.
- The ordination ceremony includes a variety of rituals, rich in meaning and history, e.g., the , laying on of hands, anointing of hands, giving of the chalice and paten, and sign of peace. " http://www.dor.org/vocations/faqs_ordination.htm Diocese of Rochester, NY
- Being laid face down (prone).
- The condition of being prostrated, as from heat.
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