mendicant
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British pronunciation
/mˈɛndɪkənt/

Definição e significado de "mendicant"em inglês

Mendicant
01

mendigo, pedinte

a person who begs other people for food and money
mendicant definition and meaning
example
Exemplos
The mendicant approached passersby, asking for spare change and food.
O mendigo aproximou-se dos transeuntes, pedindo trocados e comida.
In medieval times, mendicants often traveled from town to town seeking alms.
Na Idade Média, os mendigos frequentemente viajavam de cidade em cidade em busca de esmolas.
02

mendicante, frade mendicante

a male member of a religious order, such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, or Augustinians, who lives by begging and relies solely on donations for sustenance
example
Exemplos
Mendicants depended entirely on the generosity of others.
Os mendigos dependiam inteiramente da generosidade dos outros.
Mendicant orders flourished in medieval Europe, preaching and serving the poor.
As ordens mendicantes floresceram na Europa medieval, pregando e servindo os pobres.
mendicant
01

mendicante, mendigo

surviving by begging, either by choice or necessity
example
Exemplos
Mendicant pilgrims lined the temple steps, seeking food and shelter.
Mendigo peregrinos alinhavam os degraus do templo, procurando comida e abrigo.
The city struggled to manage its growing mendicant population.
A cidade lutou para gerenciar sua crescente população de mendigos.
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