English adjective: supplicant | |||
1. | supplicant humbly entreating | ||
Samples | A suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness. | ||
Synonyms | suppliant, supplicatory | ||
Similar | beseeching, imploring, pleading | ||
Antonyms | imperative | ||
English noun: supplicant | |||
1. | supplicant (person) someone who prays to God | ||
Synonyms | prayer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | religious person | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beadsman, bedesman | ||
2. | supplicant (person) one praying humbly for something | ||
Samples | A suppliant for her favors. | ||
Synonyms | petitioner, requester, suppliant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | applicant, applier | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | besieger, canvasser, postulant, solicitor | ||