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Adjective: supplicant  sú-pli-kunt
  1. Humbly entreating
    "a supplicant sinner seeking forgiveness";
    - suppliant, supplicatory
Noun: supplicant  sú-pli-kunt
  1. Someone who prays to God
    - prayer
     
  2. One praying humbly for something
    "a supplicant for her favours";
    - petitioner, suppliant, requester

Derived forms: supplicants

See also: beseeching, imploring, pleading

Type of: applicant, applier, religious person

Encyclopedia: Supplicant