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SUPPLICANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One praying humbly for something
Example:
a suppliant for her favors
Synonyms:
petitioner; requester; suppliant; supplicant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("supplicant" is a kind of...):
applicant; applier (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supplicant"):
besieger (an energetic petitioner)
postulant (one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order)
canvasser; solicitor (a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes)
Derivation:
supplicate (ask humbly (for something))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who prays to God
Synonyms:
prayer; supplicant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("supplicant" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supplicant"):
beadsman; bedesman (a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Humbly entreating
Example:
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
Synonyms:
suppliant; supplicant; supplicatory
Classified under:
Similar:
beseeching; imploring; pleading (begging)
Derivation:
supplicate (ask humbly (for something))
supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer)
supplicate (make a humble, earnest petition)
