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suppliant a. 懇求的,哀求的,哀求性的
n. 懇求者,哀求者 懇求的,哀求的,哀求性的懇求者,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. [ 1913 Webster] Hear thy suppliant' s prayer. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. [ 1913 Webster] To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Sup" pli* ant* ly}, adv. -- { Sup" pli* ant* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 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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