Explore Supplicant through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like suppliant or beseeching. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Supplicant meaning
begging, pleading, supplicating
Synonyms of Supplicant
Using Supplicant
- The main meaning on this page is: begging, pleading, supplicating
- Useful related words include: suppliant, supplicatory, beseeching, prayer.
- In the example corpus, supplicant often appears in combinations such as: the supplicant, of supplicant, supplicant and.
Context around Supplicant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Supplicant
- In this selection, "supplicant" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bearded, flecks, prays and climbing stand out and add context to how "supplicant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and bearded supplicant climbing at and apollo s supplicant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "supplicant" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with supplicant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One more suited to a supplicant than an equal. (9 words)
Trump’s predecessors generally viewed Israel as a supplicant. (9 words)
Only vows between the supplicant and God are relevant. (9 words)
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. (34 words)
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. (33 words)
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. (33 words)
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.
Common combinations with supplicant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the supplicant 6×
- of supplicant 3×
- supplicant and 3×