Word: genuflector
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Guilt & Sex. Dr. Menninger sees "value in group assemblages and some kind of formal ritual. As a lifelong Presbyterian, I am not a genuflector but I respect it as one of several simple maneuvers which have the same meaning of reverence . . . The mutual stimulation, reinforcement and encouragement that the individuals of a group receive from one another are well known to psychology, and the effect of a common relationship to a leader-pastor, rabbi or priest-has been carefully examined by many scientists, including Freud. Singing together has so great and obvious a value in furthering interpersonal linkages and enthusiasm...
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