Suppliants
noun
1.
a person who supplicates; petitioner.
adjective
2.
supplicating.
3.
expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.
Suppliants, The
noun
1.
a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
2.
a tragedy (c420 b.c.) by Euripides.
adjective
1.
expressing entreaty or supplication
noun, adjective
2.
another word for supplicant
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adjective 1. supplicating. noun 2. a suppliant. noun 1. a person who supplicates adjective 2. entreating humbly; supplicating
- Supplicate
verb (used without object), supplicated, supplicating. 1. to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition. verb (used with object), supplicated, supplicating. 2. to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly. 3. to seek or ask for by humble entreaty. verb 1. to make a humble request to (someone); plead 2. (transitive) to ask […]
- Supplication
[suhp-li-key-shuh n] /ˌsʌp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition. supplication /ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun 1. the act of supplicating 2. a humble entreaty or petition; prayer
- Supplicative
adjective petitioning humbly; supplicatory Word Origin Latin supplico
- Supplicatory
verb (used without object), supplicated, supplicating. 1. to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition. verb (used with object), supplicated, supplicating. 2. to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly. 3. to seek or ask for by humble entreaty. verb 1. to make a humble request to (someone); plead 2. (transitive) to ask […]