supplicant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: supplicant	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for supplicant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supplicant adj humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" Synonym(s): suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory n someone who prays to God Synonym(s): prayer, supplicant one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" Synonym(s): petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supplicant \Sup"plicant\, a. [L. supplicans, p. pr. See {Supplicate}, and cf. {Suppliant}.] Entreating; asking submissively. --Shak. -- {Sup"plicant*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supplicant \Sup"plicant\, n. One who supplicates; a suppliant. The wise supplicant* . . . left the event to God. --Rogers.