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supplicant

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1. supplicant - Noun

2. supplicant - Adjective

3. supplicant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Entreating; asking submissively.

One who supplicates; a suppliant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness Source: Internet

Ajax's actions were a sacrilege because Cassandra was a supplicant of Athena and supplicants were untouchable in the sanctuary of a god, under the protection of that god. Source: Internet

Death Poseidon killing Ajax the Lesser Whether or not the accusation that Ajax raped Cassandra was true, Athena still had cause to be indignant, as Ajax had dragged a supplicant from her temple. Source: Internet

Apollo promises to protect Orestes, as Orestes has become Apollo's supplicant. Source: Internet

Modern research reported by Broad (p. 37) suggests that both the supplicant and the Pythia descended a flight of five steps into a small room within the temple with its own low ceiling. Source: Internet

During his trial, Andocides, who perceived the exasperation prevailing against him, leaped to the altar which stood in the court, and there assumed the attitude of a supplicant. Source: Internet

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