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Supplicant
01
a person who earnestly and respectfully asks for help, mercy, or favor, especially from a deity or higher authority
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
supplicants
Examples
The supplicant knelt before the altar, whispering a silent plea.
supplicant
01
humbly pleading or earnestly requesting
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most supplicant
Comparative
more supplicant
gradable
Examples
With supplicant eyes, the child begged for forgiveness.
