Supplicant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who prays to God

one praying humbly for something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌplɪkənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌplɪkənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌplɪkənt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌplɪkənt/.

Examples

a suppliant for her favors
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supplicatory requester prayer petitioner suppliant

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who prays to God
noun	one praying humbly for something “a suppliant for her favors”
adjective	humbly entreating “a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness”

Word Forms

pray	verb	address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
supplicate	verb	ask humbly (for something)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bittsteller

jemand, der zu Gott betet

🇫🇷French

suppliant

quelqu'un qui prie Dieu

🇪🇸Spanish

suplicante

alguien que ora a Dios

🇮🇹Italian

supplicante

qualcuno che prega Dio

🇳🇱Dutch

smekeling

iemand die tot God bidt

🇵🇹Portuguese

suplicante

alguém que ora a Deus

🇷🇺Russian

проситель

тот, кто молится Богу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निवेदक

कोई व्यक्ति जो ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আবেদনকারী

যে কেউ ঈশ্বরের কাছে প্রার্থনা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

விண்ணப்பதாரர்

கடவுளிடம் பிரார்த்தனை செய்யும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభ్యర్ధి

దేవుణ్ణి ప్రార్థించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

विनंती करणारा

जो देवाला प्रार्थना करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અરજદાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ભગવાનને પ્રાર્થના કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಜಿದಾರ

ದೇವರನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപേക്ഷകൻ

ദൈവത്തോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

درخواست گزار

ایک شخص جو خدا سے دعا کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恳求者

向上帝祈祷的人

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆願者

神に祈る人

🇰🇷Korean

탄원자

하나님께 기도하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người cầu xin

một người cầu nguyện với Chúa

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ร้องขอ

คนที่อธิษฐานต่อพระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemohon

seseorang yang berdoa kepada Tuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsusumamo

isang taong nananalangin sa Diyos

🇲🇾Malay

pemohon

seseorang yang berdoa kepada Allah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوسل

شخص يصلي إلى الله

🇮🇷Persian

دعا کننده

کسی که به درگاه خدا دعا می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yalvaran kişi

Allah'a dua eden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְבַקֵשׁ

מישהו שמתפלל לאלוהים

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