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prostration

reverential or submissive posture, used as a body gesture in many religions
Thing posture Q2113454
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prostration

Summary

prostration is a posture[1]. prostration has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • prostration's instance of is recorded as posture[3].
  • prostration's Commons category is recorded as Prostrations[4].
  • prostration's different from is recorded as prostate[5].
  • prostration's different from is recorded as dogeza[6].
  • prostration's different from is recorded as kneeling[7].

Body

Definition and Type

prostration's instance of is recorded as posture[3].

Influence

Things named for prostration include Al-Sajdah[8], a surah[9].

Why It Matters

prostration has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] prostration is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for prostration include Al-Sajdah[8], a surah[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Biblissima authority id → Q295448
    Different from → prostate, dogeza, kneeling
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295448, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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