Definitions for suppliant
ˈsʌp li əntsup·pli·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requesteradjective

   one praying humbly for something

   "a suppliant for her favors"

2. suppliant, supplicant, supplicatoryadjective

   humbly entreating

   "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppliantnoun

   One who pleads or requests earnestly.

2. suppliantadjective

   Entreating with humility.

3. Etymology: From suppliant, present participle of supplier.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppliantadjective

   asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating

2. Suppliantadjective

   manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication

3. Suppliantnoun

   one who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

How to pronounce suppliant?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppliant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppliant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of suppliant in a Sentence

1. Mahabharata:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suppliant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suppliant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suppliant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppliant
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppliant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=suppliant