suppliant adj : humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: supplicant, supplicatory] n : one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: petitioner, supplicant]

English

Etymology

From suppliant, present participle of supplier.

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌplɪənt/

Adjective

1. Entreating with humility.

Translations

• Polish: błagający, błagalny, proszalny
• Spanish: suplicante

Noun

1. One who pleads or requests earnestly.
   • 1963: I touch your beard as a suppliant, embrace your knees, imploring you to have pity on my wretchedness. — Euripides, Medea, trans. Philip Vellacott (Penguin Classics, p. 39)

Synonyms

• beseecher, petitioner, supplicant

Translations

• Polish: suplikant

Related terms

• suppliance
• suppliantly
• supplicant
• supplicate
• supplicatingly
• supplication
• supplicator
• supplicatory

The Suppliants may refer to:

• The Suppliants (Aeschylus) by Aeschylus, an ancient Greek play where the Danaides seek protection from King Pelasgus
• The Suppliants (Euripides) by Euripides, an ancient Greek play where the mothers of the Seven Against Thebes seek help from Theseus to bury their sons

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