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supplicant

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sup·pli·cant  (spl-knt)
n.
One who supplicates; a suppliant.
adj.
Supplicating.

[From Latin supplicns, supplicant-, present participle of supplicre, to kneel down; see supplicate.]

supplicant
Noun
Formal a person who makes a humble request [Latin supplicans beseeching]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supplicant - someone who prays to God
religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
beadsman, bedesman - a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another
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
canvasser, solicitor - a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
Adj.1.supplicant - humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
Translations
supplicant
n supplicant [ˈsapliənt]
a person begging humbly and earnestly eg for mercy. smeker مُتَوَسِّل، مُتَضَرِّع молител prosebník, -ice supplikant der Bettler ικέτης suplicante anuja, paluja توسل كردن anelija suppliant/-ante מִתחַנֵן प्रार्थी molilac, molitelj pemohon supplicante 嘆願する 탄원자, 간청자 maldaujantis þmogus lūdzējs orang yang merayu-rayu smekeling supplikant błagający suplicante проситель; молящий prosebník, -čka molilac supplikant ผู้ที่อ้อนวอนขอร้องอย่างสุภาพ yalvaran kimse 懇求者 прохач رحم طلب کرنے والا người van xin


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Tom was on his feet so suddenly that the supplicant was startled into a jump herself.
My guardian threw his supplicant off with supreme indifference, and left him dancing on the pavement as if it were red-hot.
The door opened gently; the beautiful supplicant pretended not to hear the noise, and in a voice broken by tears, she continued:
 
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