Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body. 2. (n.) 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. 3. (n.) The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a prostration of spirits. 4. (n.) A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PROSTRATION pros-tra'-shun. See ATTITUDES.