supplicant

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supplicant

A supplicant kneels with folded hands in a quiet chapel.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who makes a humble or earnest plea to someone in authority or power, or to a deity. A supplicant asks for something, such as a favor, mercy, or help, often from a position of humility or need.
    • In a religious context, a supplicant is someone who prays humbly to God or a god.

  2. Adjective:

    • Characterized by or expressing humble and earnest pleading. A supplicant gesture or tone is one of entreaty.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The king listened to the supplicants who came to the court seeking aid.
    • In the temple, the supplicant knelt and prayed for guidance.
    • She was a supplicant for a position in the prestigious firm.

  • Adjective:

    • He approached with a supplicant attitude, hoping for forgiveness.
    • She gave him a supplicant look, silently asking for his help.
Advanced Usage
  • The term often implies a distinct power dynamic, where the supplicant is in a subordinate or dependent position relative to the person or entity being petitioned.
  • It can be used formally or literarily to describe someone making a serious, heartfelt request.
Variants and Related Words
  • Supplicate (verb): To make a humble plea or earnest request.
    • They came to supplicate the governor for clemency.
  • Supplication (noun): The act of supplicating; a humble prayer or entreaty.
    • His letter was a supplication for understanding.
Synonyms
  • Petitioner: One who presents a formal, written petition.
  • Suitor: One who courts a woman or seeks something (archaic in the general sense of petitioner).
  • Beseecher: One who asks earnestly or urgently.
  • Applicant: One who applies for something, such as a job (less connotative of humility).
Related Phrases
  • To come as a supplicant: To approach someone in a humble manner to ask for something.
    • He was forced to come as a supplicant to his former rival.
  • In a supplicant manner: Behaving or speaking with humble entreaty.
    • She spoke in a supplicant manner, hoping to sway their decision.
supplicant

A supplicant kneels with folded hands in a quiet chapel.

Adjective
  1. humbly entreating
    • a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
Noun
  1. one praying humbly for something
    • a suppliant for her favors
  2. someone who prays to God

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