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suppliant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'suppliant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suppliant [ a.]
- Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
- Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
2 . Suppliant [ n.]
- One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.

Meaning of 'suppliant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suppliant [ n]
Meaning (1):
- one praying humbly for something
Example in sentence:
  • a suppliant for her favors
2 . suppliant [ s]
Meaning (2):
- humbly entreating
Example in sentence:
  • a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness