'Supplicant' definitions:
Definition of 'supplicant'
From: WordNet
adjective
Humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory]
noun
Someone who prays to God [syn: prayer, supplicant]
noun
One praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester]
Definition of 'Supplicant'
From: GCIDE
- Supplicant \Sup"pli*cant\, a. [L. supplicans, p. pr. See Supplicate, and cf. Suppliant.] Entreating; asking submissively. --Shak. -- {Sup"pli*cant*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Supplicant'
From: GCIDE
- Supplicant \Sup"pli*cant\, n. One who supplicates; a suppliant. [1913 Webster]
- The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'supplicant'
From: Moby Thesaurus