What does Suppliant mean?
Definitions for Suppliant
ˈsʌp li əntsup·pli·ant
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Suppliant.
Princeton's WordNet
petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requesteradjective
one praying humbly for something
"a suppliant for her favors"
suppliant, supplicant, supplicatoryadjective
humbly entreating
"a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
Wiktionary
suppliantnoun
One who pleads or requests earnestly.
suppliantadjective
Entreating with humility.
Etymology: From suppliant, present participle of supplier.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Suppliantadjective
Entreating; beseeching; precatory; submissive.
Etymology: suppliant, Fr.
To those legions your levy
Must be suppliant. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.To bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee. John Milton.
The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud;
Those offer mighty gain, and these ask more. Dryden.Constant to his first decree,
To bow the haughty neck, and raise the suppliant knee. Matthew Prior.Suppliantnoun
An humble petitioner; one who begs submissively.
Etymology: from the adjective.
A petition from a Florentine I undertook,
Vanquish’d thereto by the fair grace and speech
Of the poor suppliant. William Shakespeare.When corn was given them gratis, you repin’d;
Scandal’d the suppliants for the people, call’d them
Time-pleasers, flatterers. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Hourly suitors come:
The east with incense and the west with gold,
Will stand like suppliants to receive her doom. Dryden.Spare this life, and hear thy suppliant’s prayer. Dryden.
Wikipedia
suppliant
Supplication (also known as petitioning) is a form of prayer, wherein one party humbly or earnestly asks another party to provide something, either for the party who is doing the supplicating (e.g., "Please spare my life.") or on behalf of someone else.
ChatGPT
suppliant
A suppliant is a person who makes a humble plea to someone in power or authority, often for help or a favor. Typically, they are earnestly begging or praying to this authority, often in a respectful or submissive way.
Webster Dictionary
Suppliantadjective
asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating
Suppliantadjective
manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication
Suppliantnoun
one who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Suppliant
sup′li-ant, adj. supplicating: asking earnestly: entreating.—n. a humble petitioner.—adv. Supp′liantly.—n. Supp′liantness. [Fr. suppliant, pr.p. of supplier—L. supplicāre.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Suppliant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Suppliant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Suppliant in a Sentence
Let none with scorn a suppliant meet, Or from the door untended spurn A dog; an outcast kindly treat; And so thou shalt be blest in turn.
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