Sentence examples for prostrate oneself before from inspiring English sources

In Muslim legend, Mīkāl and Jibrīl were the first angels to obey God's order to prostrate oneself before.

The Chinese custom of the kowtow -- prostrating oneself before the emperor -- supposedly went out with Mao.

The Second Commandment certainly condemns the act of prostrating oneself (bowing) before an image (Leviticus 26:1), and we Orthodox Christians prostrate all the time.

They prostrate themselves before Joseph but do not recognize him.

In the opening, when Lear calls on Apollo, his subjects prostrate themselves before him.

Silently, they prostrate themselves before the abbot, while he scribbles down their new monastic names.

"We prostrate ourselves before the Saudis because they have oil, and we prostrate ourselves before the Chinese because they'll pay for a new nuclear plant," said Sauven.

Her daughter need only return to the Church and prostrate herself before the Lord.

Sevi's followers dreamed not only of returning to Israel but of having Gentiles prostrate themselves before them.

Meanwhile, those same authorities prostrate themselves before luxury property developers, Chinese business conglomerates and buy-to-let rentiers.

Here, Christian influence redeems the evil stepsisters, who prostrate themselves before the virtuous heroine and are forgiven.