supplicant
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sup·pli·cant
(sŭp′lĭ-kənt)n.
One who supplicates; a suppliant.
adj.
Supplicating.
[From Latin supplicāns, supplicant-, present participle of supplicāre, to kneel down; see supplicate.]
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supplicant
(ˈsʌplɪkənt) orsuppliant
n
a person who supplicates
adj
entreating humbly; supplicating
[C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple]
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sup•pli•cant
(ˈsʌp lɪ kənt)adj.
n.
suppliant.
[1590–1600]
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Noun | 1. | supplicant - someone who prays to God religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity |
2. | supplicant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission besieger - an energetic petitioner postulant - one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order | |
Adj. | 1. | supplicant - humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" |
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supplicant
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Translations
مُتَوَسِّل، مُتَضَرِّع
-iceprosebník
supplikant
yalvaran kimse
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supplicant
(ˈsapliənt) noun a person begging humbly and earnestly eg for mercy.
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