The ordination ceremony includes a variety of rituals, rich in meaning and history, e.g., the prostration, laying on of hands, anointing of hands, giving of the chalice and paten, and sign of peace. —.
a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor
The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body
The action of standing on both knees, then tracing a cross on the ground with the thumb, bending to kiss the ground at the cross, and rising to the feet On certain occasions, such as priestly ordinations, the action of lying stretched out full-length upon the ground for a time
{i} exhaustion; act of lying flat on the ground; complete surrender; falling face down onto the ground
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