- (n.) The act of prostrating, throwing down or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
- (n.) A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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