to lie prostrate before sb
1lie — I. intransitive verb (lay; lain; lying) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos Date: before 12th century 1. a. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position ;… …
2prostrate — 1. adjective /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt,ˈpɹɑːstɹeɪt/ a) Lying flat, facedown. Finally almost the whole world was combined against the evil doers, who are now prostrate before us. b) Emotionally devastated. I told him you was prostrate with grief. Mammy to… …
3prostrate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, lie ▪ He was lying prostrate on the ground. ▪ fall ▪ They fell prostrate before the king …
4prostrate — Synonyms and related words: abject, accumbent, adorant, adoring, afflict, aggrieve, all in, anguish, backscratching, beat, beat down, beat up, beaten, bedfast, bedridden, beggarly, bend, blow down, blow over, bone weary, bootlicking, bow and… …
5prostrate yourself — phrase to lie on the ground with your face downwards as a sign of respect or worship Thesaurus: praising and worshipping a god or godshyponym miscellaneous religions and their membershyponym Main entry: prostrate * * * prostrate yourself : to lie …
6lie — lie1 /luy/, n., v., lied, lying. n. 1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. 2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture: His flashy car was a lie that deceived …
7lie — I. /laɪ / (say luy) noun 1. a false statement made with intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. 2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression. 3. the charge or accusation of lying; a flat contradiction. –verb (lied …
8lie — I [[t]laɪ[/t]] n. v. lied, ly•ing 1) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; a falsehood 2) something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture 3) the charge or accusation of lying: He flung the lie back at his …
9To lay before — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …
10Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor — The coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III. The Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor refers to a ceremony in which the ruler of Europe s then largest political entity received the Imperial Regalia at the hands of the Pope, symbolizing the pope …
