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- pronunciation:
- men
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
living on charity; begging.
The mendicant monks go out each morning with their begging bowls.- synonyms:
- begging
- similar words:
- cadging, mooching, petitionary, scrounging, supplicant
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to or characteristic of one who begs for a living.
The orphaned boy was now leading a mendicant life on the streets.- synonyms:
- beggarly
- similar words:
- disadvantaged, indigent, needy, starveling
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who lives by soliciting charity; beggar.
The old building provided shelter for mendicants.- synonyms:
- beggar
- similar words:
- bum, cadger, hobo, mooch, panhandler, parasite, pauper, scrounge, sponge, tramp, vagrant
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| definition 2: |
a member of an order of friars who live on alms.
- synonyms:
- friar
- similar words:
- ascetic, Carmelite, Dominican, Franciscan, monk, nun, Trappist
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| related words: |
indigent |
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