supplicant — a person who asks for something earnestly or humbly; one who makes a humble petition
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who asks for something earnestly or humbly; one who makes a humble petition
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsʌplɪkənt/
Korean meaning: 간청하는 사람, 탄원자, 애원하는 사람
Korean pronunciation: **서**플리컨트
Example Sentences
- After failing the exam three times, he became a supplicant at the professor's office every day.
- The supplicant approached the embassy with all necessary documents for a visa appeal.
- She transformed from CEO to supplicant when asking her teenage daughter to clean her room.
supplicant
NOUN//ˈsʌplɪkənt//
a person who asks for something earnestly or humbly; one who makes a humble petition
a person in simple clothes kneels on one knee with hands clasped together, looking up pleadingly toward a richly dressed noble standing on the castle steps. The kneeling person's posture shows complete humility and desperate need as they make their request. The noble lord looks down with a serious expression, considering whether to grant the plea. Guards in armor stand nearby watching this formal petition unfold. Other common people wait in the background, also hoping for audience with the lord. a person who asks for something earnestly and humbly, making a humble petition
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Origin
From Latin supplicare, meaning 'to kneel down and beg humbly.' This described the physical posture of ancient Romans when praying to gods or petitioning those in power.
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“After failing the exam three times, he became a supplicant at the professor's office every day.”
“The supplicant approached the embassy with all necessary documents for a visa appeal.”
“She transformed from CEO to supplicant when asking her teenage daughter to clean her room.”
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