1. supplicant - Noun
2. supplicant - Adjective
3. supplicant - Adjective Satellite
Entreating; asking submissively.
One who supplicates; a suppliant.
Source: Webster's dictionarya 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