The Only Use of
prostrate
in
Brave New World
- A click; the room was darkened; and suddenly, on the screen above the Master's head, there were the Penitentes of Acoma prostrating themselves before Our Lady, and wailing as John had heard them wail, confessing their sins before Jesus on the Cross, before the eagle image of Pookong.†
p. 162..6
Definition:
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(prostrate) lying down - typically face downward on the ground as in submission