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Supplicant

Supplicant Meaning & Definition
Supplicant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supplicant?

[n] one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"
[n] someone who prays to God
[adj] humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Supplicant: beseeching | petitioner | prayer | suppliant | suppliant | supplicatory

Related Terms | Find terms related to Supplicant:

See Also | applicant | applier | beadsman | bedesman | besieger | canvasser | postulant | religionist | religious person | solicitor

Supplicant In Webster's Dictionary

\Sup"pli*cant\, a. [L. supplicans, p. pr. See {Supplicate}, and cf. {Suppliant}.] Entreating; asking submissively. --Shak. -- {Sup"pli*cant*ly}, adv.
\Sup"pli*cant\, n. One who supplicates; a suppliant. The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. --Rogers.

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