PROSTRA'TION, noun The act of throwing down or laying flat; as the prostration of the body, of trees or of corn. 1. The act of falling down, or the act of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but it is now used for kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship. 2. Great depression; dejection; as a prostration of spirits. 3. Great loss of natural strength and vigor; that state of the body in disease in which the system is passive and requires powerful stimulants to excite it into action.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI