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Supplicant meaning
begging, pleading, supplicating
Synonyms of Supplicant
Example sentences (16)
I was neutralized by his “logic” and felt the powerlessness of a supplicant in a pawn shop.
One more suited to a supplicant than an equal.
As your eyes adjust to the shadowy interior, forms take shape: the face of a trance-like bodhisattva, the hands of a supplicant, flecks of red paint illuminating the shoulder blade of a saint.
Trump’s predecessors generally viewed Israel as a supplicant.
Ajax's actions were a sacrilege because Cassandra was a supplicant of Athena and supplicants were untouchable in the sanctuary of a god, under the protection of that god.
Apollo promises to protect Orestes, as Orestes has become Apollo's supplicant.
Death Poseidon killing Ajax the Lesser Whether or not the accusation that Ajax raped Cassandra was true, Athena still had cause to be indignant, as Ajax had dragged a supplicant from her temple.
During his trial, Andocides, who perceived the exasperation prevailing against him, leaped to the altar which stood in the court, and there assumed the attitude of a supplicant.
In both, the supplicant prays to be released from all personal vows made to God during the year, so that any unfulfilled promises made to God will be annulled and, thus, forgiven.
It was divided into two areas, one small area 9 by 16 feet for the oracle, one for the supplicant.
Modern research reported by Broad (p. 37) suggests that both the supplicant and the Pythia descended a flight of five steps into a small room within the temple with its own low ceiling.
Only vows between the supplicant and God are relevant.
Some versions depict a longhaired and bearded supplicant climbing at the base of the mountain, while some others do not show the six pointed star within the hermit's lantern.
The degree of preparation already undergone would mean that the supplicant was already in a very aroused and meditative state, similar to the shamanic journey elaborated on in the article.
The next day Lucretia dressed in black and went to her father's house in Rome and cast herself down in the supplicant's position (embracing the knees), weeping.
Vows made between the supplicant and other people remain perfectly valid, since they are unaffected by the prayer.