About The Word Supplicant
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Supplicant
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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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