SUPPLICANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does supplicant mean? 

• SUPPLICANT (noun)
  The noun SUPPLICANT has 2 senses:

1. someone who prays to God

2. one praying humbly for something

  Familiarity information: SUPPLICANT used as a noun is rare.

• SUPPLICANT (adjective)
  The adjective SUPPLICANT has 1 sense:

1. humbly entreating

  Familiarity information: SUPPLICANT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPPLICANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who prays to God

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

prayer; supplicant

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One praying humbly for something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

petitioner; requester; suppliant; supplicant

Context example:

a suppliant for her favors

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))

• SUPPLICANT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Humbly entreating

Synonyms:

suppliant; supplicant; supplicatory

Context example:

a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness

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)