SUPPLICANT
Sup"pli*cant, a. Etym: [L. supplicans, p.pr. See Supplicate, and cf.
Suppliant.]
Defn: Entreating; asking submissively. Shak.
— Sup"pli*cant*ly, adv.
SUPPLICANT
Sup"pli*cant, n.
Defn: One who supplicates; a suppliant.
The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. Rogers.
SUPPLICAT
Sup"pli*cat, n. Etym: [L., he supplicates.] (Eng. Universities)
Defn: A petition; esp., a written one, with a certificate that the conditions have been complied with.
SUPPLICATE Sup"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplicating.] Etym: [L. supplicatus, p.p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex, supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf. Placable), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply, v. t.). Cf. Supple.]
1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
Syn. — To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech.