Prostration

n.	1.	The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
	2.	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. A greater prostration of reason than of body. - Shak.
	3.	The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits.
	4.	(Med.) A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.

Noun	1.	prostration - a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes Synonyms: heat exhaustion, heat prostration
	2.	prostration - abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
	3.	prostration - the act of assuming a prostrate position

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