Prostration is the placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position as a gesture. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee touching the ground, especially the hands.

What does it mean to prostrate someone?

2 : to put (oneself) in a humble and submissive posture or state the whole town had to prostrate itself in official apology— Claudia Cassidy. 3 : to reduce to submission, helplessness, or exhaustion was prostrated with grief.

What does Prostraded mean?

verb (used with object), pros·trat·ed, pros·trat·ing. to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration. to lay flat, as on the ground. to throw down level with the ground.