Question

At a church in Quipao, devotees will either approach barefoot or while performing this action on their way to the image of the Black Nazarene. This action titles a set of three prayers by Basil the Great that are recited in Eastern Orthodox churches at the Vespers service on Pentecost. At a prie-dieu, this action is often taken with the aid of a tuffet or hassock. (15[1])In Anglican churches, “no adoration is intended, or ought to be done” when this action is done while taking the (*) Eucharist, according to the Book of Common Prayer’s Black Rubric. After an altar call, churchgoers may perform this action at the altar rail. In front of their seats, pews are often equipped with a cushioned (10[1])board (10[1])on which attendees perform this motion during public prayer. For 10 points, name this action sometimes distinguished from genuflection by lowering oneself onto both shins. ■END■

ANSWER: kneeling [accept Kneeling Prayers; accept kneelers; accept genuflection before it is read; accept kneel-walking; reject “bowing”; reject “prostration”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeleyA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs6515
Stephen LiuWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Cry of the Common Loon12010
Tim MorrisonStanford+number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku12110

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%33%0%102.00
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