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mendicant

/'m/E/nd/@/k/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, <i>mendicant</i> friars.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

    noun.person

    Synonyms friar

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a pauper who lives by begging

    noun.person

    Synonyms beggar

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. practicing beggary

    adj.all

    Examples
    Mendicant friars.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

mendelsohnmendelssohnmendenhall glaciermendermendiantmendicancymendicatemendicationmendicitymendinantmendingmendment

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