obeisances

After an interval it is commanded to pay its obeisances or in other words, to "salaam," which it does by going right under water.

Indian Conjuring 1912

The pharaoh recalled the obeisances of Herhor, the looks of Mefres, and the tones of voice which both used.

The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Boles��aw Prus 1879

In fact, the Chief Actuary appointed by Ronald Reagan in whose library they met, and to whom they paid the expected obeisances co-wrote a paper last year explaining that the program's relatively minor long-term funding problems can easily be fixed - mainly by lifting the current payroll tax cap, which was established before we saw the massive upward redistribution of income of the last two decades.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Debate on a Strange Red Planet RJ 2011

Without them, to be frank, our politicians wouldn't have needed to go crawling around summer parties and weddings offering obeisances.

News Corp saga is gripping: let's soak up the family drama 2011

In fact, the Chief Actuary appointed by Ronald Reagan in whose library they met, and to whom they paid the expected obeisances co-wrote a paper last year explaining that the program's relatively minor long-term funding problems can easily be fixed - mainly by lifting the current payroll tax cap, which was established before we saw the massive upward redistribution of income of the last two decades.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Debate on a Strange Red Planet RJ 2011

The political intention of these passages is to exalt belief in a unified divine force unlimited by body or image, setting believers apart from those who practice sacrifices and make obeisances to idols.

Sacred Conflict 2009

While the CofE must cease its obeisances to the more hardline Protestants in its midst, and perhaps revisit its inheritance from the Caroline church of Archbishop Laud 57, it doesn't need to undertake any major revisions to the Prayer Book, the Thirty-Nine Articles, or anything else of import.

Religion 2009

But when writing to a stranger or, in an even more egregious example, to the alluring intellectual Nuala Costello, he flexes his brain as if he were the "After" photo of a Charles Atlas course for intellect: "My obeisances where obeisances are due, and thee I embrace, as Sordello Virgil, la 've il minor s'appilgilia, and if you write me a very nice letter I'll give you the reference."

Waiting for Beckett 2009

All three major candidates have already paid their obeisances to AIPAC and taken hard pro-Israel lines, just so they don't get attacked like Dean did when he advocated for a more even-handed approach.

Obama Responds To Richard Cohen Column About His Church And Farrakhan 2009

Happily, once you've performed your obeisances, you'll then have an opportunity to drink deeply of Tim Burton's mad genius.

Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Tim Burton at MoMA 2009