suppliant
a . 恳求的,哀求的,哀求性的
n . 恳求者,哀求者
恳求的,哀求的,哀求性的恳求者,哀求者
suppliant adj 1 :
humbly entreating ; "
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness " [
synonym : {
suppliant }, {
supplicant },
{
supplicatory }]
n 1 :
one praying humbly for something ; "
a suppliant for her favors " [
synonym : {
petitioner }, {
suppliant }, {
supplicant },
{
requester }]
Suppliant \
Sup "
pli *
ant \,
n .
One who supplicates ;
a humble petitioner ;
one who entreats submissively .
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Hear thy suppliant '
s prayer . --
Dryden .
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Suppliant \
Sup "
pli *
ant \,
a . [
F .,
p .
pr .
of supplier to entreat ,
L .
supplicare .
See {
Supplicate },
and cf . {
Supplicant }.]
1 .
Asking earnestly and submissively ;
entreating ;
beseeching ;
supplicating .
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The rich grow suppliant ,
and the poor grow proud .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
Manifesting entreaty ;
expressive of supplication .
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To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee . --
Milton .
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Syn :
Entreating ;
beseeching ;
suing ;
begging ;
supplicating ;
imploring .
[
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Sup "
pli *
ant *
ly },
adv . --
{
Sup "
pli *
ant *
ness },
n .
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56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
suppliant ":
adorant ,
adorer ,
adoring ,
applicant ,
asker ,
aspirant ,
beadsman ,
beggar ,
begging ,
bidder ,
cadging ,
candidate ,
celebrant ,
chapelgoer ,
churchgoer ,
claimant ,
communicant ,
congregation ,
daily communicant ,
devotional ,
devout ,
evangelist ,
idolater ,
imploring ,
in the dust ,
mendicant ,
mooching ,
on bended knee ,
petitionary ,
petitioner ,
postulant ,
prayer ,
prayerful ,
precative ,
precatory ,
prostrate before ,
reverent ,
reverential ,
revivalist ,
scrounging ,
seeker ,
solemn ,
solicitant ,
solicitor ,
suitor ,
supplicant ,
supplicating ,
supplicator ,
supplicatory ,
venerational ,
venerative ,
venerator ,
votary ,
worshiper ,
worshipful ,
worshiping
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