Suppliant
['sʌplɪənt]
Definition
(adj.) humbly entreating; 'a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness' .
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Definition
(a.) Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
(a.) Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
(n.) One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Supplicating, beseeching, entreating, imploring, begging, praying.
n. Petitioner, supplicant, applicant, solicitor, suitor.
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Definition
adj. supplicating: asking earnestly: entreating.—n. a humble petitioner.—adv. Supp′liantly.—n. Supp′liantness.
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Examples
- He was now at my feet, the humble sighing, adoring, suppliant lover again. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- In a minute I was beside the suppliant, in a minute I received the sinking Idris in my arms. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Hundreds of the prayers with which we weary Heaven bring to the suppliant no fulfilment. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My generous friend reassured the suppliant, and on being informed of the name of her lover instantly abandoned his pursuit. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Save us, O, save thy persecuted suppliants! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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