Supplicant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supplicant is an adjective meaning begging, pleading, supplicating.
Meaning
begging, pleading, supplicating.
More Meanings
- one who comes to humbly ask or petition
- (networking) A device attempting to authenticate itself to an 802.11 network.
Example Sentences
It recalled all the vivid hopes and beliefs of her childhood, when she was wont to kneel before some lovely image, till the face seemed to smile encouragement, and the little supplicant felt as if beneath a mother's eye.
Word Forms
- supplicants
Synonyms for supplicant
Depending on context, synonyms include beseeching, suppliant, prayer, petitioner, supplicatory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suppliant, beseeching, supplicatory, petitioner, prayer, applicant.
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