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Mendicant
see synonyms of mendicantNoun
Adjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Mendicant
see synonyms of mendicantadjective
1.
begging
2.
(of a member of a religious order) dependent on alms for sustenance
mendicant friars
3.
characteristic of a beggar
noun
4.
a mendicant friar
5. a less common word for beggar
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Mendicant
see synonyms of mendicant adjective
1.
asking for alms; begging
2.
of or characteristic of a beggar
3.
designating or of any of various religious orders whose members originally held no personal or community property, living mostly on alms
noun
4.
a beggar; person who begs for alms
5.
a mendicant friar
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Mendicant
see synonyms of mendicantadj.
1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings.
n.
1. A beggar.
2. A member of a mendicant order.
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